36 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



QUARANTINE «2 (Mk g DIVISION 



Report for the Month of November, 1916. 



By Frederick Maskew. 

 SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection: 



78 



Ships Inspected „ -1 7 



Passengers arriving from fruit tiy ports 4,a*i 



Horticultural imports: rarccls 



Passed as tree from pests 15 9'i!Jo 



Fumigated Lon 



Refused admittance "": 



Contraband destroyed ^ 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 153,123 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From Belgium: 



Larva? of leaf miner, Thrips sp., and Aleyrodes sp. on azaleas. 

 Trioza alacris, Aspidiotus britannicus, Aspidiotus hedera and Coccus hesperuium 

 on bay trees. 



From Central America: 



Belenaspidus articulatus and Aspidiotus sp. on bananas. 

 Larva? of Weevil, in avocado seeds. 



From China: 



Cladosporium cirri and Parlatoria eigiphus on oranges. 

 Oylas formicarius in sweet potatoes. 

 Calandra oryzw in rice. 



From Colombia: 



Diaspis boisduvalii on orchids. 



From Costa Rica: 



Lepidosaphes beckii on oranges. 



From Hawaii: 



Diaspis bromeliw and Pseudococcus bromeliw on pineapples. 



Coccus longulus on betel leaves. 



Chrysomphalus aonidum, Hemichionaspis minor and Pseudococcus sp. on bananas. 



Trypetld larva? in string beans. 



Cryptorhynehus batata in sweet potatoes. 



Lepidopterous larva? in dates. 



Lepidosaphes beckii on oranges. 



From Holland: 



Larva? and pupa? of Merodon equcstris in narcissus bulbs. 



From Japan: 



Larva? of Weevil in chestnuts. 



Coccid on oranges. 



Lepidopterous larva? in Chili peppers. 



Fungus on pomelos. 



Lepidopterous larva? in pine cone. 



