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Maskew (F.). Quarantine Division ; Report for the Month of 

 February, 1916. — Mthly. Bull. Cal. State Commiss. Hortic, Sacra- 

 mento, V, no. 4, April 1916, pp. 158-160. 



The following pests were intercepted during February 1916 : — 

 From China : Chionaspis citri, Chrysomphalus sp., Pseiidaonidia trilo- 

 bitiformis, Lepidosaphes gloveri, Parlatoria pergandii, and P. ziziphus 

 on pomelos. From Florida : Phomopsis citri, Lepidosaphes beckii, 

 Parlatoria sp. and Chrysomphalus sp. on grapefruit. From Hawaii : 

 Pseudococcus hromeliae and Diaspis hromeliae on pineapple ; Coccus 

 longulus on betel leaves ; Hemichionaspis minor and Chrysomphalus 

 aonidum on coconuts ; Pseudococcus sp., Parlatoria sp., and Lejndo- 

 saphes sp. on croton cuttings ; Pseudaonidia sp. on Hibiscus cuttings. 

 From Holland : Lepidosaphes nlmi on boxwood. From Japan : Eggs 

 of Cicada sp. on persimmon ; Phomopsis citri on orange ; Pseudococcus 

 sp. on wistaria ; Antonina crawi and Leucaspis bambusae on bamboo ; 

 Aleurodes sp. on gardenia ; weevil larvae in chestnuts ; Pseudococcus 

 sp. and Lepidopterous larvae on azaleas and taomaba. From Mexico : 

 Lepidosaphes gloveri on limes ; weevil larvae in tamarinds ; Chrysom- 

 phalus aonidum and C. aurantii on rose cuttings ; Chrysomphalus sp. 

 on coconut ; Parlatoria pergandii and Parlatoria sp. on ornamental 

 tree cuttings ; Lepidosaphes sp. on lemons. From Tahiti : Pseudo- 

 coccus nipae on coconut palms. From Central America : Aspidiotus 

 cyanophylli and Pseudococcus sp. on banana. From Colorado : 

 Phom,opsis citri and Lepidosaphes beckii on grapefruit. From Cuba : 

 Pseudococcus sp. on tomato. From Illinois : Aleurodes citri and 

 Chrysomphalus aonidum on citrus. From New York : Aspidiotus 

 perniciosus on a lilac bush. From Ohio : Aleurodes citri on Cape 

 jasmine, and Aleurodes spp. on ornamental plants. From Texas : 

 Parlatoria pergandii on grapefruit. From Utah : Phomopsis citri and 

 Lepidosaphes beckii on grapefruit. From Washington, D.C. : 

 Phomopsis citri, Lepidosaphes beckii and Leptothyrium pomi on grape- 

 fruit. From Chile : unidentified larvae in potato. From France : 

 Monarthropalpnis buxi on boxwood. 



Ehrhorn (E. M.). Report of the Division of Entomology.— Haivaiian 



Forester and Agric, Honolulu, xiii, no. 4, April 1916, pp. 104-106. 



The following pests were intercepted during January 1916 :— From 

 Manila : Psocids on algaroba seeds. From Japan : Parlatoria 

 pergandii (chaff scale) on camellia ; scale- insects on pear. From San 

 Francisco : ChrysomeHds and Gastroidea cyanea in the soil around the 

 roots of plants. 



Over 10,000 fruit-fly parasites were bred and liberated. 

 A parasite of the citrus mealy bug [Pseudococcus citri] was introduced 

 from California ; this species has been observed to attack the large 

 sugar-cane mealy bug [P. sacchari] and the pineapple mealy bug 

 [P. bromeliae]. The number hberated during January was small on 

 account of the unfavourable weather conditions. 



Jarvis (E.). Combating the Cane Beetle. — Queensland Agric. Jl., 

 Brisbane, v, no. 4, April 1916, p. 225. 



Field investigations in connection with the oviposition of Lepidiota 

 albohirta led to the discovery, during January, of a single egg-mass 



