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Beneficial Insects. 



The work of breeding and distributing the various parasites of 

 the fruitfly, melonfly and the various dungflies has been attended 

 to by Mr. D. T. Fullaway, whose report is attached hereto. 



Respectfully submitted, 



E. M. Ehrhorn, 

 Superintendent of Entomology. 



REPORT OF INSECTARY. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, July 5, 1916. 



Mr. E. M. Ehrhorn, 



Superintendent of Entomology, 

 Honolulu. 



Dear Sir : — Permit me to report on the operations of the in- 

 sectary during the month of June. 



Parasites of the fruit fly were produced in the following num- 

 bers : 



Tetrastichus 10,900 



Diachasma fullawayi 232 



Diachasma tryoni 425 



and of the melon fly as follows : 



Opius fletcherii : 



Males 102 



Females 184 



Parasites were liberated as follows : 



Tetrastichus : 



Nuuanu 2,200 



Manoa 400 ' 



King street 3,200 i 



Spencer street 1,200 



Lihue, Kauai 1,600 8,600 



Diachasma fullawayi : ^ 



Nuuanu 78 > 



Manoa 17 j 



King street 88 1 



Spencer street 27 ! 



Lihue, Kauai 67 277 \ 



