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 Division of Entomology 



Honolulu, Jan. 15, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Hono- 

 lulu, T. H. . 



Gentlemen : — During the month of December the insectary 

 handled 57,600 pupae of the melon fly, from which there were 

 bred 1900 females and 1558 males of Opius flctcheri. The para- 

 sites were distributed as follows : 



Females. Males. 

 Oahu: 



Sheridan Street 600 560 



Kalakaua Avenue 715 540 



Moanalua 675 605 



Total 1990 1705 



The corn leaf-hopper parasites have been piit mostly at the 

 U. S. Experiment Station (December 19, 35; December 20, 50), 

 and have now become established there. 



Very respectfully, 



D. T. FuLLAWAY, 



Entomologist. 



