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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF AGRICULTURE AND 
FORESTRY. 
Division of Entomology* 
DIVISION REPORT FOR JULY, 1908. 
Honolulu, Hawaii, August 1, 1908. 
To the Honorable Board of 
Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 
Honolulu, T. H. 
Gentlemen : — I have the honor to report herewith upon the 
work of this Division during the month of July. 
Inspection. — Of the 30 vessels boarded we found 23 to have 
brought matter subject to our inspection in the mails, baggage 
and freight. The result of the inspection is shown in the fol- 
lowing table : 
NO. OF 
LOTS. 
PARCELS. 
DISPOSAL. 
659 
9920 
Passed as free from pests. 
7 
12 
Fumigated. These were principally 
orchids and other plants from the 
Orient having live scale bugs and aphis 
on them. 
8 
127 
Burned. Scabby potatoes, wormy turnips 
and peaches from the U. S. Also 
wormy sweet potatoes and mealy bug 
infested plants from the Orient brought 
by immigrants. 
1 
6 
Refused landing in accordance with 
Board regulations prohibiting importa- 
tion of fresh fruit from the Orient. 
675 
10,065 
Total examined. 
POSSIBLE PESTS INTERCEPTED AND DESTROYED. 
Orchid Pests. — Scale bugs (Diaspinae), stem borers and a 
colony of black ant were collected on a lot of Dendrobium 1 ' 
