66 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



QUARANTINE (2 ( J|^ ) £ ) D I V I S I ON. 



Report for the Month of December, 1916. 



By Frederick Maskew. 

 SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection — 



Ships inspected 72 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports 3,301 



Horticultural imports — Parcels 



Passed as free from pests 195, 13S 



Fumigated 4.69S 



Refused admittance 78 



Contraband destroyed 30 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 199,944 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From Brazil — 



Lepidopterous larva? in axils of orchids. 



From China — 



Mclanose on pomelos. 



Fungus on oranges. 



Cylas formicarius in sweet potatoes. 



Larvae of weevils in beans. 



From Hawaii — 



Pseudococcus bromcliw and Diaspis bromcliw on pineapples. 

 Coccus longulus on betel leaves. 

 Chrysoinphalus aonidum on cocoanuts. 



From Holland — 



Lcpidosaphcs iilvii on boxwood. 



Aspidiotus brittanicus, Aspidiotus hederw and Coccus hesperidum on bay trees. 



From Japan — 



Lepidopterous larva? in chili peppers. 

 Pseudaonidia duplex on camellias. 

 'I'lniridopterix sp. on daphne. 



From Mexico — 



Trypeta ludens in gurtvas. 



From Papeete — 



Coleopterous larvae in sugar-cane. 

 Lepidosaphes beckii on oranges and limes. 

 Fungus on oranges. 



LOS ANGELES STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection — 



Ships inspected 37 



Horticultural imports — Parcels 



Passed as free from pests 94,176 



Fumigated 481 



Refused admittance 24 J. 



Contraband destroyed 5J 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 94,6S7 



