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ENTOMOLOGICAL  REPORT  FOR  MARCH , ipop. 
Honolulu,  Hawaii,  April  13,  1909. 
Honorable  Board  of  Commissioners  of 
Agriculture  and  Forestry, 
Honolulu,  T.  H. 
Gentlemen : — During  the  month  of  March  we  boarded  36  ves- 
sels and  found  matter  for  inspection  on  20  of  them.  The  fol- 
lowing table  gives  a concise  summary  of  the  inspector’s  activity 
during  the  month. 
TABLE  OF  INSPECTION. 
Disposal  with  Principal  Causes. 
Lots. 
Parcels. 
Passed  as  free  from  pests 
377 
8,379 
Fumigated  before  passing 
20 
20 
Burned 
1 1 
14 
Ordered  returned  
2 
x 1 
13 
Dipped  in  Bordeaux  before  passing 
2 
2 
Total  examined 
412 
8,428 
SUGAR  CANE  AND  YAMS  FROM  ORIENT. 
Notable  among  the  articles  burned  were  one  lot  of  fungus  in- 
fested yams  from  the  Orient,  and  one  of  badly  borer-eaten  sugar 
cane  brought  by  a Chinese  immigrant  from  Hong  Kong.  The 
method  of  arrival  of  this  cane  points  to  a source  of  danger  fortu- 
nately well  within  our  control,  as  the  customs  and  immigration 
authorities  give  us  heartiest  cooperation  in  the  discovery  of  such 
matters.  An  officer  of  this  Division  is  always  present  when  the 
immigrants’  baggage  is  searched  by  the  Customs  officials 
MITEY  GARLIC. 
It  is  not  usual  for  this  article  to  be  infested.  A high  percentage 
was  decayed  and  infested  with  mites.  The  present  instance  is 
doutbless  due  to  long  storage,  but  admission  was  denied  it,  never- 
theless. 
FUMIGATION. 
Fumigation  and  other  treatment,  such  as  removal  of  soil  from 
roots,  etc.,  was  administered  in  the  majority  of  cases  as  a means 
of  precaution.  One  lot  of  ornamental  plants  from  Sydney  con- 
