GUAM AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION". 27 



the request for such permit shall show the number and kind of plants desired. All 

 plants thus introduced must be accompanied by certificate showing that they have 

 been inspected and fumigated immediately prior to shipment. Upon arrival at Guam 

 such plants must be fumigated and inspected. 

 Executive General Order No. 125 is hereby revoked. 



G. R. Salisbury, 



Governor of Guam. 



Executive General"! . Government House, 



Order No. 168. J Island of Guam, August 24, 1911. 



It is hereby ordered and decreed that: 



(1) For the purpose of preventing the introduction into Guam of insect pests, par- 

 ticularly the Mediterranean fly, the importation of all fruit from the Hawaiian Islands 

 is absolutely prohibited. 



(2) Any passenger or member of crew of any Army transport or other vessel arriving 

 from the Hawaiian Islands who introduces into Guam fruits from the above islands 

 is guilty of a misdemeanor and is liable therefor. 



(3) Any resident of Guam who introduces or receives fruit from the Hawaiian 

 Islands shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) . 



G. II . Salisbury, 



Governor of Guam. 



WORK WITH THE HONEYBEE. 



Considerable attention has been devoted to the study of methods 

 of handling the honeybee. A number of modern Langstroth hives, 

 the only ones on the island, have been introduced by the station 

 and a number of hives have been kept at the station for the pur- 

 pose of demonstrating to visitors the proper methods of handling 

 bees and producing honey. No Httle interest has been mani- 

 fested in the work and a number of modern hives and other bee- 

 keeper's supplies have been obtained for interested parties by the 

 special agent. A few years ago a colony of bees was introduced into 

 Guam from Honolulu by the naval government and the large number 

 of colonies now kept in cracker boxes, soap boxes, and similar con- 

 tainers, as well as the many colonies which have escaped and taken 

 possession of hollow trees, etc., throughout the island, are all descend- 

 ants of this one original colony. In addition to a continuation of our 

 demonstration work the introduction of queen bees of new strains is 

 projected for the coming year. Wliile the periods affording the 

 greatest possibihties in the collection of honey are distinctly seasonal 

 in Guam, the tropical climate allows the production of a hmited 

 amount of honey during all seasons of the year. Honey is held in 

 high esteem by the people and an increased supply will result in the 

 substitution of a greater quantity of these home-produced sweets for 

 the expensive imported sugar, which is used in comparatively large 

 quantities. There is also a possibility of developing a profitable wax 

 industry on a small scale. An important factor in favor of bee- 

 keeping in Guam is the total absence of foul brood and all other 

 serious hive pests. 



