THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 413 



QUARANTINE (2 ( Mk)s) DIVISION. 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1917. 



By Frederick Maskew. 



SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship and baggage inspection: 



Ships inspected — SI 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports 4.212 



Horticultural imports: Parcels 



Passed as free from pests 127. sSS 



Fumigated 3.063 



Refused admittance , 107 



Contraband destroyed 33 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 131.091 



Pests Intercepted. 

 From Central America: 



Aspidiotus cyanophylli, Chrysomphalus scutiformis and Pseudococcus sp. mi 

 bananas. 



From China: 



Larvae of weevil in sweet potatoes. 

 Lepidopterous larva? in dried herbs. 

 Weevil and lepidopterous larva? in dried potatoes. 

 Weevil in roots. 



From Hawaii: 



Diaspi3 bromeliw and Pseudococcus bromelue on pineapples. 



Coccus longuhis on betel leaves. 



Larva? of Trypetid in mangoes and string Leans. 



Weevil in seed pods. 



From Japan: 



Coccid on pot plant. 



From Mexico: 



Larva? of weevil in beans. 



From New York: 



Diaspis boisduvalii on or. 



From South Sea Islands: 



Psi ^p. "ti palms. 



From Tahiti: 



Co cid on ora i g 



