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Pests intercepted. — As the planting season is at hand quite a 
number of plant shipments arrived during the month, in all 156 
packages containing 3,431 plants. All shipments took the usual 
course of inspection and fumigation. The Japanese shipments in 
particular occupied our special time and the following insect 
pests were found : 
On palms from Plorida Aspidiotus cyanophylli, on orange 
trees from Florida Lepidosaphes heckii. Crawling about the 
cases containing plants from Japan we found larvae of the Gypsy 
moth and some smaller caterpillars belonging to the leafrollers 
(TortrLv sp.) Some of the leaves of the citrus plants showed 
signs of leafminers and all leaves were removed and destroyed. 
We again found a few Bagworms (Thyriodopteryx sp.) on 
CamelHa and other plants. Several Scarabeid and Stpahylinid 
beetles and the larvae of Elateridae and other grubs were found 
in the soils and the refuse of the boxes. We always examine 
each plant and remove all pupae or cocoons found attached to 
them.- After fumigation these are dead but for safety it is best 
to remove them. All soil which is taken off of the plants is 
treated with Carbon bisulphide for 48 hours, as we often find 
that ants and other grubs which are hidden too deeply in the soil 
escape being killed by the Hydrocyanic acid gas and Carbon bisul- 
phide fumes will penetrate into the soil in our galvanized garbage 
cans.^ We found the following scale insects on these shipments: 
Hemichionaspis^ aspidisfrae and Coccus hesperidum on Rohdea 
japonica. Lepidosaphes euryae on Camellia, Aspidiotus perni- 
ciosus on Pear trees, Ceroplastes ceriferus on Camellia and Aula- 
caspis pentagona on Cherry trees. Whenever plants are found 
too seriously infested, they are confiscated and destroyed. 
Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of 9 
vessels of which 3 carried vegetable matter consisting of 87 lots 
and 1,340 parcels. Of these one case of trees was fumigated and 
10 sacks of potatoes infested with Eelworms or Nematodes (Hete- 
rodera radicicola) . This is a new pest attacking potatoes and 
although we have this pest attacking nearly all of the roots of 
many fleshy plants, it is well to keep out infested material. Cali- 
fornia recently found a lot of potatoes infested with Nematodes 
shipped into the State from one of the western States and made 
the consignee return the whole shipment. 
Beneficial insects. — During the month two colonies of parasites 
(Pferomalus puparnm) of the Cabbage butterfly were liberated 
and one lot of Japanese fungus distributed. 
A^ery truly yours, 
EDW. M. EHRHORN, 
Superintendent of Entomology. 
