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RKl'ORT OF INSECTARY. 



Honolulu, February 28, 1915. 



E. M. Ehrhorn, Superintendent of Entomology. 



Sir : — I submit herewith my report on the operations of the 

 insectary during the month of February, 1915: 



PROPAGATION. 



Diachasiiia fuUazcayi — 794 females and 1588 males. 

 Diachasuta trxoni — 44 females and 88 males. 



Tctrasticiuis 'i^iifardiSlOO. 



LIBERATION. 



Diachasuta fiilUrK'ayi — 681 females and accomixmying males. 



l^ctrastichiis giifardi — 7600. 



Of the Tctrastichiis 6500 were liberated in upper Xuuanu val- 

 ley (Spencer's and McLean's) and 1100 under an elengi tree close 

 to the insectary. Of the Diachasma 591 were liberated in Xuuanu 

 valley mostly at Spencer's, and 90 under an elengi tree close to 

 the insectary. 



The number of pupae handled during the period corresponding 

 to the above emergence was 21,908 for Diachasiiia fullazvayi and 

 3151 for Tctrastichiis i^iffardi. The percentage of parasitism 

 estimated on these figures is 10% for the former and 17% for 

 the latter. 



Respectfully submitted, 



D. T. FULLAWAV. 



DIXISION OF FORESTRY. 



Honolulu, Tvlarch 11, 1915. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and I'orestry. 



Gentlemen: — 1 respectfully submit my rei)ort for the Division 

 of Forestry lor the month of February, 1915: 



FOREST FIRE ON KAUAI. 



Besides two matters, which have already been made the subject 

 of special reports, nothing of particular importance has come up 

 in the Division of Forestry with the exception of a forest fire on 

 the island of Kauai. This started from a grass fire set in dry 

 weather by a homesteader, Joe Rodrigues Aguiar, on his home- 

 stead lot No. 44, Series 1, Kapahi, on February 6. A strong wind 

 fanned the fire, which soon began to spread, and, although he 



