THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 287 



QUARANTINE ^2 ^m. S DIVISION 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1915. 



By Frederick Maskew. 



SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection — 



Sliips inspected 65 



Passengers arriving from fruit t\y ports 4,056 



Horticultural imports — Parcels 



Passed as free from pests 147,445J 



Fumigated 1,913 



Refused admittance , 1S5 



Contraband destroyed 28 



Total parcels, hor-ticultural imports, for the montli 149,571J 



Horticultural exports — 



Inspected and certified 1,220 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From China — 



Phoiiiopsis citri on pomelos. 



Cjjlas formicarius in sweet potatoes. 



From Cuba — 



Lej)idosai)hes heckii. rarlatoria perr/andii and fungus on citrus tree. 



Howardia biclavis and Aspidiotns lataniu on jasmine, gardenia and climbing vine. 



Aspidiotns latanicr on cocoanut palm. 



Chrysomplialus sp. on sea grape. 



Chrysomphalus aonidum on palm. 



Pseudococcus citri and Pseudococcus sp., on crotons and various plants. 



From Honolulu — 



Diaspis broineliw and Pseudococcus bromeliw on pineapples. 



Heniichionaspis minor and Chrysomphalus aoniduvi on green cocoanuts. 



Coccus lojiyulus on betel leaves. 



Weevils in seed pods. 



Fiorinia fiorinur, Parlatoria sp., and Lepidosaphes sp. on flowering plants. 



Ceroplastes riihens on leis. 



From Idaho — 



Rhizoctonia sp. on potatoes. 



From Japan — 



Rust fungus, Ascomycete, Aulacaspis pentagona and larvae of borers on Pueraria 



thnnbergiana. 

 ChionasiJis citri on oranges. 

 Cylas formicarius in sweet potatoes. 

 Gymnosporanffium japonicum on Juniperus chinensis. 

 Lepidopterous larvfe in buds on Prunus. 

 Lepidopterous larvte (leaf roller) on junipers and cedars. 

 Larvae of peach root borer in peach trees. 

 Cicada egg clusters on persimmons. 



From Manila — 



Weevils in beans. 



Aspidiotns lataniw on palm trees. 



From Mexico — 



Lepidosaphes gloverii on limes. 

 Weevils in cascalote pods. 



