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packages by mail and 150 packages as baggage of passengers and 

 immigrants. 



Rice. 



During the month 33,940 bags of rice arrived from Japan, aU 

 of which was found free from pests and was passed for dehvery. 



Pests Intercepted. 



Ninety-one lots of fruit and 7 lots of vegetables were found in 

 the baggage of passengers and immigrants from foreign countries 

 and being prohibited from entry were seized and destroyed by 

 burning. 



One box of Chinese Pomelos arrived from the Coast on the 

 Honolulan. This fruit was in the original package as shipped 

 from Hong Kong, had found its way to the Coast, where it had 

 been admitted, and then shipped here for Chinese New Year. As 

 such fruit is prohibited from entry into the Islands it was seized 

 and destroyed by burning. 



A package containing sugar cane from F"ormosa was held for 

 inspection at the U. S. Post Office. Under the new parcel post 

 ruling the package was ordered returned to the shipper, for no 

 plants or parts of plants can be shipped into the United States 

 by parcels post from foreign countries. This ruling will also in- 

 clude bulbs and seeds. 



In the grass packing about a shipment of plants from the Coast 

 were found some ants {Taminoma sessile) and five species of 

 beetles as yet undetermined. It is my opinion that these insects 

 had taken refuge in the packing material during the cold, damp 

 weather which prevailed on the Coast during the month. 



Four baskets of sweet potatoes from Hong Kong were badly 

 infested with the larvae of Omphisa anastomosalis and Cylas for- 

 niicarius, two of the most common sweet potato pests. This was 

 the worst lot of infested material I have ever seen, samples of 

 which are in the Division Museum. In the same lot a colony of 

 ants {Prenolepis longicornis) had established itself. The four 

 baskets were first fumigated with Carbon bisulphide and then 

 burned. 



A box of seeds from Manila arrived by mail and contained a 

 large colony of ants {Prenolepis longicornis). It is interesting to 

 note that of the many species of ants which are found in all kinds 

 of materials, not only in plant shipments but also in general cargo, 

 very few species become established, despite the fact that well 

 established colonies have been found during our inspection work, 

 and no doubt previous to that must have been coming into the 

 Territory. The small yellow house ant (Monomoriiim pharaonis) 

 and the long horned black ant {Prenolepis longicornis), both 

 found on these Islands, are also present on nearly every steamer 

 as a pantry pest. 



