found many ants in the past, and in this lot grubs of beetles 

 MelolontJia sp. and also the larvae of probably the Japanese 

 beetle. 



One orchid from Manila was destroyed as the roots and bulbs 

 contained larvae and pupae of Acthcopciis atcrriuuis, the orchid 

 weevil. 



On opening- a tub of supposed pickled fruit from Japan a cus- 

 tomhouse inspector found that it contained fresh persimmons, 

 and turned the tub over to us for action. We destroyed the lot 

 by burning the fruit at the incinerator. 



I ntcr-Island Inspection. 



During the month 54 steamers were attended to going from 

 Honolulu to the other islands. Eighty-two lots of plants were in- 

 spected, and of these 24 plants were rejected on account of not 

 coming up to our regulations. Under the new rule, 84 bags of 

 taro and 17 bags of lily root were passed; 44 pkgs. of fruit, 15 

 pkgs. of vegetables and 1 bag of green arrow root were refused 

 shipment; 1 pkg. of beans was found infested with maggots, and 

 1 pkg. of cucumbers was also found infested with maggots. 

 These were probably the larvae of the melon fly, but the two lots 

 were destroyed. 



Hilo Inspection. 



Brother Al. Newell, inspeector at Hilo, reports that 4 steamers 

 brought vegetable matter consisting of 196 lots and 3839 parcels. 

 One case of sprouts was destroyed on account of aphis infesta- 

 tion and a crate of turnips was destroyed on account of the tur- 

 nip moth larvae. All the rest was passed as free from pests. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Superintendent of Entomology. 



DIVISION OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY. 



Honolulu, December 31, 1911. 



Hon. C. S. Judd, President and Executive Officer, Board of 

 Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Sir : — I have the honor to submit herewith the regular monthly 

 report of the Division of Animal Industry for the period Decem- 

 ber 1 to December 31, 1911. 



Rabies Regulation. 



As might have been expected, the proposed regulation, impos- 

 ing a four months' quarantine on all dogs arriving in the Terri- 

 tory when coming from or through countries wdiere rabies is 



