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U. S. Expcyi})icntal Plantiug. Xiiuaiiu J\illcy. 



The two men are kept busy hoeing and clearing away the grass 

 from the trees. More trees are now ready at the Makiki Station 

 for this work and these will be i)lanted during February. 



\>ry respectfully, 



David Haughs, 

 Forest Nurseryman. 



DIVISION OF ENTOMCJLOGY. 



Honolulu. Jan. 31. 1912. 



Honorable Board of Coiiunissioucrs of .-h^riciilhirc and Forestry, 

 Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit my report of the work of 

 the Division of Entomology for the month of January as follows : 



During this month, we boarded 27 vessels and found vegetable 

 matter on 21 of them and t\vo sailing vessels brought sand in bal- 

 last which was clean and free from insect life. Careful inspec- 

 tion of all shipments was made with the following result : 



Disposal zeifli principal causes Lots Parcels 



Passed as free from pests 610 17,809 



Fumigated before releasing 32 420 



Burned ' 31 176 



Total ius])ectc(l 673 18,405 



Rice Sliipments. 



18,140 bags of rice arrived during the month and being fuund 

 free from insect pests was permitted to enter the Territory. 



Pests Intercepted. 



AnKjng a .shipment of j^lants from japan we I'onnd 100 orange 

 trees which were badly infested with Cladosporiuni eitri, .llcy- 

 rodes citri and a Tineid leaf miner, the trees were confiscated and 

 burned. On a small shipment of Orchids and plants from Java 

 we found some Mealy bugs ( Pseudococcus acaleac) which were 

 killed by fumigation. ( )rchids from Manila were over carried 

 to San I'rancisco and returned here during the month. We foinid 

 the plants in a very ])oor condition, nearly all dead from dryness, 

 nevertheless all the soil was removed and the lot fumigated. On 

 another plant shi])ment from japan we found many trees b.idlv 

 infested with the White Peach scale ( .lulaeasf^ls penttii^oia ). a 



