THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 349 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1915. 



By Frederick Maskew. 

 SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection — 



Ships inspected ^5 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports 4,118 



Horticultural imports — 



Parcels 



Passed as free from pests ^'^^•'^tl 



Fumigated 1-450 



Refused admittance 227 



Contraband destroyed 42 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 104,166 



Horticultural exports — 



Inspected and certified 907 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From Florida — 



Dipterous larvsE in peppers. 



From Honolulu — 



Diaspis brumeliw and Pseudococcus hromeliw on pineapples. 



Coccus lonrjuhis on betel leaves. 



Chrysomphalus aonidum on crotons and cocoanuts. 



Howardia biclavis, Pscudnonidia sp., Asterolecanium sp. and Lecanium sp. on 



Hibiscus cuttings. 

 Cryptorhynclnis mangifera in mango seed. 



From Japan — 



Larvae of weevil in sweet potatoes. 

 Fungus on oranges. 

 Melanose on pomeloes. 

 Parlatoria sp. on maple. 



From Mexico — 



Lepidosaphes sp. and Parlatoria sp. on crotons. 

 Aspidiotiis hartii on yams. 

 Calandra oryzw in corn 



From Missouri — 



Eriosoma lanigera on apple trees. 

 Aphis pcrsiccE-niger on peach. 

 Larvae of borer in peach. 



From New Jersey — 



Pseudococcus sp. on Piper metallicum, Ficus ranoitii and ^schynanthus sebrinus. 

 Pseudococcus longispinus on Tabernwmontmia coronaria and Aglaonemia versi- 

 color 

 Aphis sp. on Crossandra infundibuliformis. 

 Lecanium sp. on Euphorbia jacquine<rflora. 

 H emichionaspis aspidistra; on fern. 



Aspidiotus sp. and Saissetia olew on CyanophyUuin mngnificum. 

 Aspidiotus sp. on Nidularium amasonica. 

 Aleyrodes sp. on palms. 

 Aphis sp. on chrysanthemum. 



From Ohio — 



Aleyrodes sp. and Chionaspis sp. on lemon tree. 



From Tahiti — 



Morganella maskeUi on oranges. 



Lepidosaphes beckii and Pseudococcus sp. on limes. 



