PESTS IN FIJI MAIZE
DANGER TO DOMINION GROWING. (Per United Press Association.; TAURANGA, May 25. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting last night the question teas raised of the serious menace to maize-growing in the Dominion from pests in maize imported from Fiji. A small sample was exhibited here, full of weevil and moth, known as angumois moth, which the inspector declares will prove more deadly than fireblight in fruit trees. The position is understood to be that the inspector has no power to condemn; consequently cargoes are arriving and pests are being spread broadcast. The chamber passed a motion drawing the attention of the Government to the menace and demanding immediate action.
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Southland Times, Issue 18831, 26 May 1920, Page 6
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113PESTS IN FIJI MAIZE Southland Times, Issue 18831, 26 May 1920, Page 6
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