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Pests Intercepted. 



Fifty-three packages of fruit and 4 packages of vegetables werv. 

 found in the baggage of passengers and immigrants from foreign 

 countries and being prohibited from entry were seized and de- 

 stroyed by burning. 



In a shipment of plants from Japan were found a number of 

 Anomala grubs in the soil, also several Scarabeid grubs and an 

 adult Scarabeid (Cetania species). In the trunks of two trees 

 were found the larvae of a tree borer belonging to the Ccram- 

 bicidac and two species of click-beetle larvae were found in the 

 matted roots. The shipment was condemned and destroyed. 



In another lot of soil around plants we found the larvae of a 

 fly (Tipiilid), a dung beetle (Histerid) , and two species of ants 

 (Lassius niger and Prenolepis obsciira). 



Nineteen plants were refused entry into the Territory for not 

 having any permit from the Federal Horticultural Board of the 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. All of 

 these were brought by passengers and immigrants from foreign 

 countries and were seized and burned. Under Rules and Regula- 

 tions of the Federal Horticultural Board it is absolutely neces- 

 sary for all persons who either bring or ship into any State or 

 Territory of the United States any plant or parts of plants, first 

 to obtain a permit from the Federal Horticultural Board, Wash- 

 ington. D. C. Aplication blanks can be obtained from the Super- 

 intendent of Entomology of the Board of Agriculture and For- 

 estry, who is the authorized agent of the Federal Horticultural 

 Board. 



All five-leaved pine trees are prohibited from entering the 

 United States under Quarantine Order No. 7 of the Federal Hor- 

 ticultural Board. One such plant was seized and destroyed dur- 

 ing the month. These species are susceptible to the white pine 

 blister rust (Peridenuium strobi) which has caused serious de- 

 struction to the pine forests of Europe and Asia and has found 

 its way into a few limited sections of the United States. 



One package of plants arriving by parcel post has been re- 

 turned to the original shipper under orders from the postmaster- 

 general. Hereafter no plants or parts of plants can be sent into 

 the United States or Territories from foreign countries by parcel 

 post. It has been found necessary to take these precautions on 

 account of the difficulty of keeping check of all such shipments, 

 which always present great danger of letting in some serious 

 pest unobserved. 



During the month the president of the Board handed me some 

 material infested with white ants, which he had received from 

 the Superintendent of Public Works of the Territory. The mate- 

 rial was taken from the bandstand in the Palace grounds. The 

 wiiite ants infesting the material are the same as found by me in 

 the wharf-piling on Pier No. 7 and which were also found doing 

 damage to the woodwork in the building at Kamehameha School. 



