446 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



QUARANTINE [^ ^, ]^] DIVISION 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1914. 



By Frederick Maskew. 

 SAN FRANCISCO STATION. 



Steamship baggage inspection 



Ships inspected 36 



Passengers arriving from fruit fly ports 3,878 



Horticultural imports 



Parcels. 



Passed as free from pests 91,344 



Fumigated 3,204 



Destroyed or returned 114 



Contraband destroyed 10 



Total parcels horticultural imports for the month 94,672 



Horticultural exports 



Inspected and certified 3,669 



PESTS INTERCEPTED. 

 From Balboa — 



Aspidiotiis hartii on yams. 



From China — 



LarvEe of weevils, Cylas formicarius and Cryptorhijnchus batatw in sweet potatoes. 



From Honolulu — 



Diaspis bromeliw and Pseudococcus bromcl^w on pineapples. 



Hemichionaspis minor and Chrysomphalus aonidum on green cocoanuts. 



Coccus longulus on betel leaves. 



Howardia biclavis, Pseudaonidia clavigera and fungus on Aegele marmelo 



(cuttings). 

 Parlatoria ziziphus on Kusse lime (cuttings). 

 Lepidosaphes beckii on Shaddock (cuttings). 



From Isle of Pines — 



Lepidosaphes beckii and Parlatoria sp. on limes. 



From Japan — 



Fungus on small citrus trees. 



From New Zealand. 



Pseudococcus sp. on palm tree. 

 Lecanium sp. on Sophora microphylla. 

 Aleyrodes sp. on Pittosporum tenuifolium. 

 Larvge of Thrips on Metrosideros lucida. 

 Pseudococcus sp. on Libertia grandiflora. 

 Poliaspis sp. on Styphetia fasiculata. 

 Ceroplastes sp. and Lecanium sp. on ferns. 



From Oregon — 



Pseudococcus longispinus and Saissetia hemisphwrica on poinsettias. 



From Tahiti — 



Lepidosaphes beckii on oranges. 

 Fungus on limes and citron. 



