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BENEFICIAL INSECTS 
The following beneficial insects were received during the month and 
handled in the usual manner: 
One package lady bugs, from Williams, Manila, to H. S. P. A. 
One package syrphus fly pupae for hornfly, Osborn, Mexico, to Board 
of Agriculture. 
Two boxes parasites of Pseudococcus nipae, Osborn, Mexico, to Board of 
Agriculture. 
Two boxes fig insects (Blastophaga) , brought by Williams, Manila, to 
H. S. P. A. 
One basket parasites for beanpod butterfly and wasps for caterpillars, 
to H. S. P. A. 
HILO INSPECTION 
Brother M. Newell, inspector at Hilo, reports the arrival of nine 
vessels, with five carrying vegetable matter, consisting of 195 lots and 
2,493 parcels. 9,046 bags of rice and 238 bags of beans w^ere inspected. 
All material received was passed as free from pests. 
KAHULUI INSPECTION 
Mr. L. Gillin, inspector for Maui, reports the arrival of four vessels, 
all carrying vegetable matter, consisting of 12 lots and 662 parcels. 
3,845 bags of rice and 84 bags of beans were inspected and passed. 
INTEE-ISLAND INSPECTION 
Fifty-seven vessels plying between Honolulu and the other islands 
were attended and the following inspections made: 
Passed — Taro, 92 bags; vegetables, 104 cases; fruit, 243 cases; plants, 
174 packages; pine shoots, 1,500 bags; seeds, 1 package; sugar cane, 
40 cases. Total, 2,154 packages. 
Rejected — ^Plants, 13 packages; fruit, 1 package. Total, 14 packages. 
LOCAL FUMIGATION 
During the month we undertook the fumigation of the furniture, 
books, records and other belongings of the various departments of the 
Federal Government before they were moved into the new Federal 
Building. Much of the furniture was attacked by termites, and books 
and records by the leather beetle and silver fish. The Federal Govern- 
ment furnished the necessary chemicals and did all the labor of filling 
and emptying the fumigation rooms, but the actual fumigation was done 
under our own supervision. 
Respectfully submitted, 
E. M. EHRHORN, 
Chief Plant Inspector. 
