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EEPOKT OF THP: HXTOMOLOGIST, SEPTEMBER, U»20. 



October ]:i, 1920. 

 Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu, T. H. 



Gentlemen: — During the month of September the insectary handled 

 19,900 pupae of the melon fly from which there were bred 4,727 females 

 and 3,696 males, Opius fletclieri. 



The distribution of parasites was as follows: 



MELON FLY PAEASITE. 



Opius fietcheri. 



Females. Males. 

 Oahu: 



Nuuanu Avenue 300 300 



Kala'kaua Avenue : 200 200 



Moiliili 1500 1250 



Moanalua 1000 950 



FRUIT FLY PARASITES. 



Galesus silvestri. 



Oahu: 



Kuuanu Avenue 800 



Dirhiiiiis giflfardi. 



Oahu: 



Nuuanu Avenue 500 



Diachasma fullawayi. 



Maui: 



Hana 100 100 



Oahu: 



Pupukea 100 100 



Fourteen queen bees were held in quarantine during the month as 

 follows: 



Brother James, St. Louis College 12 Italian 



F. Santos 2 Carniolan Caucasian. 



As no brood disease had developed at the expiration of the term of 

 quarantine, the surviving queens were delivered to the importers. 



Respectfully submitted, 



DAA^D T. FULLAWAY, 



Entomologist. 



