The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-09-30

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of tubiued
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verified iu the WORK done in california
where no uew pests have boss estab.
lished within the past twelve ysats
/ There ~ marked Improvement IN
I the quality aud freedom from insect
I pests and diseases vt fruits and veRetas
I bies hrOught from the mainland Sew.
rral lots have been destroyed and others
I returned and that has evidently had
good eject
out Ut "a cargo " 1853 packages Of
NUTS aud vegetables brought In on the
last trip ~ the X 81 Alameda were
several iots--iO boxes ~ uectntiuea
manifested az piums Those were IN
tested with peach worms" the larvae
OF AnaeEia iineatella Those were Re.
turned to the shipper Scaly citrus
fruits have also been destroyed, or re-
turned our ptople pay good prices aud
should have the best to be had
ON September 26th the :. :. Mongolia
arrived from china and Japan and
brought another importation OF eight
boxes of pears. infested with the larvae
of the Chinese fruit moth. Boxes aud
contents were promptly destroyed by
fire.
We are making preparations for
vigorous campaign with fungus against
the Japanese beetle" during the rainy
season.
The propagation OF beneficial insects
will also be attended to.
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER CRAw,
superintendent of Entomology for the
Board of Agriculture and Forestry.
The report was placed on file and
by vote of the board Mr.. Craw was
instructed to draw UP regulations re-
lating to the Oriental and Inter-1sland
fruit trade as suggested In his report
and submit them to the Committee on
Regulations before the next meeting
of the board.
1t was announced that Jacob Kotin-
sky had arrived on the Korea and had
entered upon his duties as Assistant
Entomoogist. The resignation of II.
C. l.. Perkins as assistant entomologist /
to take effect from August LIST was ac-
cepted. A letter from f. w. Terry re-
garding the sisal plantation was read '
as follows:
REPORT ON SISAL PLANTATION.
Honolulu, T. H., Sept. IA, 1904
Board of Commissioners of Agriculture |
and Forestry, Honolulu, T. II.
Gentlemen: owing to the report |
which has been circulated as to the
unsatisfactory condition of the sisal
on Sisal Plantation, l accompanied Mr..
Thurston to that district on the 10th
inst. in order to investigate the mat
ter; and found conditions somewhat
better than when visited last April
The distribution of the internal fungus,
yellowish and later brown
of the APPEAL third of
the leaf, was very limited, and GER
tainly showed no signs of spreading.
The effects of mealy-bug attack is 4.
very evident on some of the older
plants, but the more mature insects are
destroyed through some agency, either
insect r-climatic. Very young mealy-
bugs are numerous locally, but 1 think
that the lady-bug, Cryptolaemus mon
and it's larvae will increase
accordingly with the food supply, and
prevent any serious increase of the
pest.
AS present the larvae of the beetle
are rather scarce. Several plants of
various ages We're observed to be look
ing very limp and shrivelled, but up
IN examination no cause could be de-
termined, the plant tissue appearing
healthy The cause is no
ioubt the shallowness of soil and con-
sequent drought. In support of this
theory it was observed that the adj
Joining weeds We're also stunted in
growth.
Generally speaking, the stock looks
very hehlthy and promising; and the
number of young plants ready for
far exceeds the availa-
Die area.
Respectfully submitted,
(Sgd) F. w TERRY,
Assistant Entomologist.
MI. cTdW stated lDdt he WOuiu pros
oogate an insect that Will destroy the
pests attacking sisal. 1t was stated
that the pest does not affect the quail
ty of the sisal fibre although il hurts
The vigor of the plant.
The following letter from Mr.. Koe-
oele was read and placed on file:
Cairns, Queensland, 10, VIII, 'O4.
w. M. Giffard, Esq, Chairman of Spe-
cial Committee on Entomology of
Board of Com. of Ag. & For, Ho-
nolulu- 3.
Dear Sir: We are shipping today in
rider to catch the Sonoma at Sydney
mother parcel of beneficial insects,
ull details of which have been sent
o the entomologist (Mr. Kircaldy).
Most OF these are to be used against
he cane hopper, but one box contains
'ther beneficial insects and these have
leen fnarlal IN ha 1alivara1 10 NJ,