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 Pests Intercepted. 



Thirty packages of fruit and 18 packages of vegetables were 

 found in the baggage of passengers and immigrants from foreign 

 countries. These were all seized as usual and destroyed by 

 burning. Four lots of chestnuts from Japan were found badly 

 infested with the large chestnut weevil ( l>alaninus species) and 

 were burned. Twenty-six packages of fruit from the Coast were 

 returned to shipper on account of being infested with codlin moth 

 and peach moth. 



A shipment of chrysanthemum plants contained a colony of 

 ants. The shipment was fumigated with carbon bisulphide and 

 all soil carefully removed. The species (Prenolepis obscura) has 

 been intercepted several times during the past few years. 



Hilo Inspection. 



Brother ]\I. Newell of Hilo reports the arrival of four steamers 

 during the month, all of which carried vegetable matter consist- 

 ing of 237 lots and 4010 parcels. As all shipments were free 

 from pests they were allowed to land. 



Beneficial Insects. 



Twelve lots of inoculated Japanese beetles were delivered dur- 

 ing the month. 



Inter-Island Inspection. 



During the month of October 58 steamers were attended to 

 and the following shipments were passed : 



Plants 34 packages 



Taro 585 



Fruit 45 



Vegetables 58 



Total passed 722 " 



The following packages were refused shipment : 



IVuit 8 packages 



Plants 11 



\ egetables 2 



Total refused 21 



All of these were refused on accoiuit of either being infested 

 with pests or having soil attached to the plants. 



Your sui)crintcn(lcnt returned from his trip to the Coast on 

 November 4. While in California I got in touch with the several 



