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Division  of  Entomology. 
ENTOMOLOGIST’S  REPORT  FOR  NOVEMBER  AND 
DECEMBER. 
Honolulu,  December  31,  1908. 
Honorable  Board  of  Commissioners  of 
Agriculture  and  Forestry  of  the 
Territory  of  Hawaii. 
Gentlemen : Following  is  my  report  of  the  work  done  by  the 
Division  of  Entomology  during  the  two  months,  November  and 
December : 
INSPECTION. 
We  boarded  55  vessels  and  found  matter  subject  to  our  inspec- 
tion on  34  of  them.  The  result  is  shown  briefly  in  the  following 
TABLE  OF  INSPECTION. 
November. 
Disposal  with  Principal  Causes  Lots 
Passed  as  free  from  pests 569 
Fumigated  for  scale  bugs  and  white  fly  before  re- 
leasing*   13 
Ordered  potatoes  returned  on  account  of  scab 2 
Ordered  apples  and  pears  returned  on  account  of 
greedy  scale  3 
Burned  on  account  of  scale  and  rot 2 
Burned  turnips  and  horse  radish  roots  on  account  of 
cabbage  maggot 2 
Burned  fruit  from  the  Orient  because  prohibited  by 
your  regulation  14 
Burned  taro,  sweet  potatoes  and  garlic  from  the 
Orient  because  of  parasitic  fungus  on  first  and 
insect  pests  on  last  two 3 
Parcels 
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298. 
532 
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Total  examined 
608  14,037 
* One  of  these  was  a wardian  case  of  mango  plants  from  Ho- 
nolulu bound  for  another  island.  To  prevent  spread  of  possible 
pests  fumigated  at  request  of  shipper. 
