THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



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QUARANTINE *» (Mk g DIVISION 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1917. 



By Frederick Maskew. 



SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection: 



Ships inspected - fi I2 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports i.ooo 



Horticultural Imports: Parcels 



Passed as free from pests 11 |'?I? 



Fumigated f'igi 



Sterilized with steam inc 



Refused admittance 



10S 



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Contraband destroyed ™ 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 119,245 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From Australia (Victoria): 



Venturia pyrina on fruit of pears. 



Rhizoctonia. Fusarium, Oospores scabies and Phthortmaea operculella on 

 potatoes. 



From China: 



Fungus on oranges. 

 Calandra oryzw in rice. 

 Lepidopterous larva? in dry herbs. 

 Coccid sp. on plants. 

 Hemichionaspis sp. on lichee trees. 



From Hawaii: 



Diaspis bromcliw and Pseudococcus bromeliw on pineapples. 



Chrysomphalus sp., Parlatoria sp., Pseudococcus sp., and Cicada eggs on palm. 



Pseudococcus sp. on plant. 



Larva? of Dacus cucurbitcc in cucumbers. 



From Japan: 



Gvmnosporangium japonicum on junipers. 



Mite in bulbs. 



Larvae of weevil In chestnuts. 



Larva? of weevil in sweet potatoes. 



Pulvinaria sp., Hemichionaspis aspidistra: and Lepidospftes sp. on citrus cuttings. 

 Poliaspis pini on pine tree. 

 Fungus on citrus fruit. 



From Mexico: 



Calandra sp. in various seeds. 

 Lepidopterous larva? in seeds. 

 Lepidosaphes beckii on limes. 

 Chloridea obsoleta In tomatoes. 



From New Jersey: 



Diaspis boisduvalii and Isosoma cattleyw on orchids. 



From Panama: 



Lepidopterous pupa? on orchids. 



From Papeete: 



Morganella maskelli, Lepidosaphes beckii and fungus on oranges. 



From Pennsylvania: 



Dialeurodes cirri and Coccus hesperidum on citrus trees. 



