THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 599 



QUARANTINE DIVISION. 



Report for the month of May, 1913. 



By Frederick MaskeWj Chief Deputy Quarantine Officer, San Francisco. 



SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Horticultural imports. 



Parcels. 



Ships inspected 43 



Passed as free from pests 78,963 



Fumigated 1.^2.5 



Destroyed 1^^ 



Returned 1^ 



Contraband _, ''' 



Total parcels horticultural products for the month S0,812 



Pests intercepted. 



From Honolulu — 



Diasins hromeliw and Pseudococcus sps. on pineapples. 



Cylas formicarius and Omphisa anastomosalis in sweet potatoes. 



Aphids on betel leaves. 



Larvae of Geratitis capitata in tomatoes. 



Larvae of Dacus cucnrhitw in cucumbers. 



Hemichionaspis minor and Aspidiotus latanioe on plant sps. 



From Japan — 



Eggs of Bruchus sps. in seeds. 



Atdacaspis pentagona on peach, cherry and rose. 



Aspidiotus sps. on juniper. 



Pseudaonidia pwoniw on azaleas. 



Pseudaonidia dvplcx on camellia. 



Parlatoria ziziplius on maple. 



Pseudococcus sps. and Aphis sps. on pine tree. 



Parlatoria pergnndii on camellia. 



Chionaspis citri on orange. 



Aleyrodes citri on citrus trees and gardenias. 



From Florida — 



Diaspis hromeliw .nnd Pseudococcus sps. on pineapples. 



Lepidosaplies hecHi. Parlatoria pergandii, Photnopsis citri and Lcptothijrium 

 pomi on grapefruit. 



From New York — 



Diaspis boisduvalii on orchids. 



From England — ^ , 



Coccus hesperidum and Diaspis toisduvalii on orchids. 



From Belgium — 



Coccus hesperidum and Aspiodiotus britannicus on bay. 



From Papeete — 



Aspidiotus lataniw on sapotes. 



From Manila — 



Weevils in palm seeds. 



LOS ANGELES STATION. 

 Horticultural imports. ^^^^^ 



Ships inspected : 19 -o acq 



Passed as free from pests *i IVo 



Fumigated 1.44"_, 



Destroyed ^r 



Returned ^ 



Contraband ^ 



Total parcels horticultural products for the month 74,911 



