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port under a ruling of the Federal Horticultural Board, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Two packages of corn from Guam were fumigated with car- 

 bon-bisulphide before delivery. 



One package of beans from Italy was found in the mail and 

 being infested with the pea weevil (Bruchus pisorum) was fumi- 

 gated with carbon-bisulphide before delivery. 



One package of tree seeds from India consigned to I. F. Rock, 

 collaborator of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, was fumi- 

 gated as a precautionary measure before delivery. 



One Yew tree, in baggage from Japan, was fumigated and is 

 held in quarantine pending further investigation. We have also 

 two flowering cherry trees which have been treated in the same 

 manner. 



A package of Pongee silkworm cocoons arrived by mail from 

 Japan and were turned over to us by the consignee. They have 

 been reared to the adult stage and these have been killed and 

 kept for the museum and collection. 



Two packages of tree seeds from foreign countries were re- 

 turned to original sender by the post office authorities. 



Two lots of beneficial insects arrived addressed to the super- 

 intendent who turned them over to the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' 

 Association after going over the material carefully with Mr. 

 O. H. Swezey. All soil and packing in these shipments is 

 destroyed by burning. 



Beneficial Insects. 



During the month of February the following parasites of 

 Fruit-flies have been bred : 



Tetrastichus giffardii 9250 



Diachasma fullawayi 231 



Diachasma tryoni 177 



Total bred 9658 



The following parasites, including those reared for Horn, 

 House and Stable flies, were liberated during the month : 



Tetrastichus giffardii 6000 



Diachasma fullawayi 209 



Diachasma tryoni 164 



Galesus silvestrii 250 



Dirhinus gififardii . . . . • 1^"^0 



African spalangia 300 



Philippine spalangia 300 



African hornfly parasite . . . . 500 



Total parasites liberated 7873 



