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Beneficial Insects. 



During the month of December the following parasites of 

 fruit flies have been bred : 



Tetrastichus giffardii 13,500 



Diachasma f ullawayi 827 



Diachasma tryoni 598 



Total bred 14.92 



Including the usual number of parasites of the horn, house 

 and stable fly, as well as the usual emergence of Opius humilis 

 bred at the insectary, the following parasites were liberated in 

 various sections : 



Tetrastichus giffardii '. 10,800 



Diachasma fullawayi 818 



Diachasma tryoni 601 



African Spalangia 600 



Philippine Spalangia 700 



African Hornfly 800 



Philippine pteromalid 500 



Total distributed 14,819 



The breeding of the mealybug parasite {Paralcptomastix 

 ahnormis) is kept up but on account of heavy rains these delicate 

 parasites have not been liberated. 



Hilo Inspection. 



During the month of December Brother Matthias Newell re- 

 ports the arrival of seven steamers, six of which brought vege- 

 table matter, and one sailing vessel bringing lumber. The fruit 

 and vegetable shipments consisted of 237 lots and 5068 packages, 

 all of which were found free from pests except two cases of 

 turnips which had to be cleaned from dirt before passing them 

 for delivery. 



The T. K. K. steamer Saiyo Maru arrived direct from Japan 

 bringing 2250 bags of rice, 257 bags of beans and 10 bags of 

 peanuts, all of which were found free from pests and passed. 



Inter-Island Inspection. 



During the month 64 steamers plying between Honolulu and 

 the other islands were attended to. The following shipments 

 were passed : 



