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Pests Intercepted. 
The usual greenhouse pests on plants by mail and express 
were found on several shipments, and these were thoroughly 
fumigated before releasing. I have written letters of warn- 
ing to some of the nurserymen of the Eastern States regarding 
these shipments and gave them to understand that if they 
persisted in shipping infested plants we shall refuse their 
entry here. 
A layover passenger from Japan brought a few tea plants 
which were infested with a wax scale, Ccroplastcs rusci, and as 
a precautionary measure these were thoroughly fumigated be- 
fore he could take them to his hotel. The plants continued 
their journey to the coast on the Manchuria on the 27th. 
Several packages of seeds were found infested with weevils, 
and before delivery these were subjected for forty-eight hours 
to the fumes of carbon bisulphide. 
The rice shipments from Japan have been quite large, some 
15,027 bags during this month. I am pleased to say that all 
shipments were found free from the rice weevil. 
Another shipment of orchids from Manila arrived on the 
transport Logan, and quite a number of pests were found 
dead after the fumigation. Two species of caterpillars, two 
species of spiders, two species of beetles and silverfish. Each 
plant is carefully examined for borers before delivery. 
The inspector at Hilo, Bro. M. Newell, reports the arrival 
of four steamers and two sailing vessels, of which two brought 
vegetable matter. One hundred and nine lots and 1688 par- 
cels were passed free from pests, and thirty bags of potatoes 
were returned, as these were infested with Nematodes, also 
thirty-five bags were overhauled for scab and six bags re- 
jected. Considering that this is the season when potatoes 
are usually found infected with scab, I am pleased to report 
that my warning to the shippers regarding the sending of 
clean potatoes has been observed. 
Under my direction, Bro. M. Newell has placed infested 
thimble berry tops among some healthy plants growing near 
Hilo for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the dis- 
ease can be distributed by this method ; meanwhile experi- 
ments are being taken up to inoculate healthy plants in the 
laboratory. 
I received a report from Midway stating that the last ship- 
ment of stable-fly parasites had arrived in good condition. 
As far as we know, the horn-fly does not exist at Midway ; 
however, the manager has promised to send me further speci- 
mens of flies and other insects. The parasites sent will re- 
duce the house-fly and the stable-fly on the island. 
Several lots of Japanese beetles fungus have been distributed 
during the month. 
