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Division of Entomology. 
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF ENTOMOLOGY. 
Honolulu, ‘Hawaii, Oct. 1, 1910. 
Honorable Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and 
Forestry, Honolulu. 
Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit my report of the work 
of the Division of Entomology for the month of September. 
Of 34 vessels boarded we found fruit, plants and vegetables 
on 13. The usual care was taken in making a rigid inspec- 
tion of all shipments, and the following disposals were made : 
Disposal with principal causes : Lots. Parcels. 
Passed as free from pests 1,082 15,038 
Fumigated before releasing 6 33 
Burned 13 13 
Returned 1 15 
Total 1,102 15,099 
Pests Intercepted. 
From Japan in several lots of sand pears we found the 
larva of a lepidopterous borer, probably Nephroterys rubri- 
zonella. The work of this species resembles that of the Cod- 
ling moth. These pears were also badly infested with scale 
insects. 
Fifteen boxes of lemons from San Diego County were 
found badly infested with the Purple scale and the Greedy 
scale, and the shipment was ordered returned. The con- 
signees of these goods had received due warning not to iiiT- 
port such fruit before and had ample time to consider the 
matter. 
In a lot of plants from Japan we found in the soil the larva 
of a Scarabeid beetle resembling the larva of the Japanese 
beetle. I have the larva in a breeding cage to obtain the 
adult. Several small lots of plants were found slightly in- 
fested with scale and were thoroughly fumigated before re- 
leasing. 
We were able to send two strong colonies of fly parasites to 
Midway Island, consisting of fly pupae containing the larvae 
of Eucoila impatiens and Spalangia hirta. Mr. Morrison, Su- 
nerintendent of the Cable Office, sent us samnles of flies from 
Midway, and we only found the common house fly and a 
blow fly, Calliphora sp., among the sending. The common 
field ant, Tetramorium guineense, is also on the island. We 
shall probably receive further sendings of flies and other 
