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QUARANTINE (sljwjs) DIVISION. 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1917. 



By Frederick Maskew. 

 SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and Baggage Inspection: 



Ships inspected , Jjj 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports ■ -....-• 



Horticultural Imports: Parcels 



Passed as free from pests "f'Slo 



Fumigated ' ai 



Refused admittance :?| 



Contraband destroyed ^£ 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 200,979 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 

 From Central America: 



Aspidiotus cyanophylli and Selenaspidis articulatus on bananas. 



From China: 



Cylas formiearius in sweet potatoes. 



daonidia sp., Parlatoria sp.. and Pseudomonas citri on pomoloes and oranges. 



From Hawaii: 



Pseudococcus bromeliw and Diaspis bromelim on pineapples. 

 Coccus longulus on betel leaves. 

 Bruchus sp. in seeds. 



Asterolecanium sp., Coccus hesperidum and Chrysomphalus aomdum on oleander 

 cuttings. 



From Japan: 



Lepidopterous larvae in dead wood on persimmon trees. 



udoCOCCUS sp. on wistaria. 

 Cicada eggs on persimmon trees. 

 Cladosporium citri on oranges. 

 Larva? of Bruchus sp. in chestnuts. 

 iulacaspis pentagona on peach. 

 Hemichionaspis aspidistra on aspidistra. 

 Coccid sp. on pear (fruit I. 

 Lepidopterous larva? in walnuts. 



From Java: 



Ceroylnstrs rubens, Lepidosaphes gloverii, Chionaspis citri and Parlatoria 

 pergandii on oranges. 



From Holland: 



Lepidosaphes uhni on boxwoods. 



From Sydney: 



Coccid sp. on orchids. 

 Lepidopterous larva? on peach trees. 



LOS ANGELES STATION. 



Steampship and Baggage Inspection: 



Ships inspected 34 



Horticultural Imports: Parcels 



as free from pests '.'7.025 



Fumigated - •}! 



Refused admittance 2S1 



Contraband destroyed 33 



Total parcels horticultural Imports for the month 



