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Excerpt from List of Intercepted Plant Pests, 1968: Pests Recorded From July 1, 1967, Through June 30, 1968 This report of the 55th year of plant quarantine work in the United States summarizes the records of plant pests found in, on, or with plants, plant products, and carriers (l) imported into or entering the United States or the offshore possessions, (2) offered for entry but refused, (3) in quarters or stores of planes and ships, (4) entered for immediate transportation and exportation in bond, (5) in domestic ship ments to the mainland from the States of Alaska and Hawaii, the American Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and other posses sions, or (6) in preclearance inspection in the Bahamas and Bermuda. Insects, mites, mollusks, diseases, and nematodes are tabulated separately. The pests listed are of known or potential importance to agriculture and not reported or widely distributed in the United States. Some common organisms are included if they are new to the country of origin or the host plant. Records were made from identifications received during the fiscal year 1968 and include some interceptions from previous years that were not determined until this year. Most insect and mite identifications are made by specialists of the Entomology Research Division and Plant Quarantine Division (both of the u.s. Department of Agriculture) and the Department of Entomology of the u.s. National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Snail identifications are made by workers in the Plant Quarantine Division and the Division of Mollusks of the Smithsonian Institution. Disease, nematode, and host identifications are made by personnel of the Plant Quarantine Division and the Crops Research Division. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technolog