THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 671 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1913. 



By Frederick Maskew, Chief Deputy Quarantine Officer. 

 SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Horticultural imports — 



Parcels. 



Ships inspected 40 



Passed as free from pests 38,012 



Fumigated 1,793 



Destroyed or returned i 306 



Contraband destroyed 28 



Total parcels horticultural products for the month 40,139 



Horticultural exports — 



Parcels. 



Inspected and certified 837 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From Honolulu — 



Diaspis hromeliw and Pseudococcus sp. on pineapples. 

 Aphis sp., Coccus hesperidum and Pseudococcus sps., on betel leaves. 

 Cylas formicarius and Cryptorhynchus hatatw in sweet potatoes. 

 -, H cmichlonaspis minor on tea plant cuttings. 



From Japan — 



Leucaspis japonica on maple. 

 Aphis sp. on pine. 

 Piihinaria sp. on plant. 



From Guatemala — 



Caulophilus latinasus in avocado seeds. 

 Bruchus sp. in beans. 



From Central America — 



Chrysomphalus biformis on orchids. 



From New York — 



Pseudococcus sp. on begonia. 



From Tahiti — 



Lepidosaphes heckii on oranges. 



LOS ANGELES STATION. 



Horticultural imports — 



Parcels. 



Ships inspected 22 



Passed as free from pests 32,080 



Fumigated 165 



Destroyed or returned 11 



Contraband destroyed , 



Total parcels horticultural products for the month 32.256 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From Algeria — 



Parlatoria hlanchardii and Phoenicococcus marlatti on date palms. 



From Connecticut — 



Pseudococcus sp. on gardenias. 



From Florida — 



Lepidosaphes beckii and Melanose on pomelo. 



From Illinois — 



Orthczia insignis on unidentified plant. 



From Mexico — 



Coccus hesperidum on palms. 

 Heilipus lauri in avocado seeds. 



From New Jersey — 



Chrysomphalus dictyospermi, Coccus hesperidum, Diaspis boisduvalii, Eucalym- 



natus perforatus and Pseudococcus sps. on orchids. 

 Coccus hesperidum and Pseudococcus citri on acacia. 

 Pseudococcus citri on dracena palm. 

 Pseudococcus citri on Hibertia sps. 

 Pseudococcus citri on Ficus utilis. 



