vni. D, 1 Jones: The Cigarette Beetle 39 



There is shown a net saving of 39,105.30 pesos. The losses 

 given are for cigars actually destroyed in the factories and not 

 for that of stock lost outside of the factory, due to the same 

 cause, or the loss of trade due to the shipment of infested stock. 

 These cannot be accurately estimated, although it is safe to say 

 that the greater part of the 2,539,860 pesos ^- decrease in the 

 exports of tobacco and tobacco products to the United States 

 alone is to be attributed indirectly to the causes set forth above. 

 On account of the free entry of tobacco and tobacco products 

 into the United States, the trade should have shown an increase. 



Inquiries at various factories in Manila, which formerly had 

 a good export trade with the United States, revealed the fact that 

 many, at the present date, have no export trade at all; and 

 some of them are running at less than one-eighth of their 

 capacity. 



CONCLUSIONS 



Data concerning the remedial measures which may be applied 

 in the various tobacco factories in Manila for combating the 

 cigarette beetle, have been furnished, and it has been shown that 

 this insect can be absolutely controlled by the treatments indi- 

 cated. 



Forty-one per cent of the annual factory loss due to insects 

 would pay for the necessary chemicals and labor and 13 per 

 cent for installation of proper apparatus. There would thus 

 be a saving of 46 per cent on this stock alone. These figures 

 do not take into account the direct loss due to this beetle out- 

 side the factories or the indirect loss of trade. 



At first, the work must be carried on by persons who realize 

 the prime importance of accuracy and the necessity for keep- 

 ing treated stock free from reinfestation. In the course of 

 time as work progresses and the ordinary laborers become fa- 

 miliar with the ordinary operations, the salaries may be greatly 

 reduced. 



" Annual report of the work of the Bureau of Customs during the fiscal 

 year 1911. 



