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PESTS INTERCEPTED. 
During this month rice shipments were found infested with 
several pests, which at this season of the year is to be expected, 
but as stated elsewhere all infested rice was not passed until 
thoroughly fumigated, the consignees bearing all expenses. 
In a shipment of plants from Japan we found a large nest of 
ants in all stages which were thoroughly subjected to fumigation. 
BENEFICIAL INSECTS. 
Eight lots of Japanese beetle fungus were distributed during 
the month. 
I received a cable from Midway Island advising me of the 
arrival in good condition of the colony of vedalia which was sent 
last month. 
Brother M. Newell, Inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of six 
steamers and two sailing vessels of which four steamers brought 
vegetable matter consisting of 125 lots and 1631 parcels. Seven 
crates of plums were destroyed on account of a fungus. 
INTER-ISLAND INSPECTION. 
On July 1 we started two inspectors on inter-island inspection, 
Mr. A. E. Carter as inspector and Mr. Ed. Drew as assistant. 
It is very gratifying to be able to report that we have found the 
people very much interested in our work and most of them avoid 
taking any fruit along and only occasionally do we find someone 
who did not know about the new regulation. We have had notices 
printed in English, Portuguese, Hawaiian and Japanese, and all 
passengers when purchasing a ticket receive a notice printed in 
English and Japanese, stating that no fruits, melons, vegetables 
or roots grown on Oahu can be taken to any of the other islands. 
Also that no soil or plants with soil can be taken and all such 
must first be submitted to the Superintendent of Entomology 
who will attach a tag if they are found free from pests. 
Five thousand copies of Rule IX, regarding the inter-island 
inspection, have been printed and quantities distributed. 
The advisory committee appointed by the Board to take up the 
fight of the Mediterranean fruit fly, of which I am chairman, 
have been able to cooperate with the existing machinery of the 
Board of Health and of the garba.e^e department of the city gov- 
ernment and everything is now being done to reduce the pest ^y 
clean culture methods, and some very encouraging reports have 
already been received, showing a marked reduction of the pests 
in certain localities. 
Respectfully submitted, 
Edw. M. Ehrhorn, 
Superintendent of Entomology. 
