Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-18

fNP'"h'' VI Tue idntand DeTTy Tue my
nah bird had taken to feeding on the
red lady bugs and the aphis was con
lsequently getting long lead. He also
said the parasite that prcys on the
lady bug is doing deadlier work than
usual.
Alexander Craw said In reply, that
be knew Of aphis enemies on the
Coast. which he expected to find here
and that he would sec to It that ex.
tcnsive importations OF these were
inade. He reported that the cultiva.
ton OF lady bugs was going on apace,
from new species sent by Professor
koebele from Australia.
In defense Of the mynah bird, Man.
aeer Adams OF Kahuku said the bird
was eating japanese beetles over there.
Manager Gliding said this bird. had al.
most cxterminated the army worm In
Hohala.
Mr.. Terry OF the experiment station
asked that planters send them In
specimens Of birds for study preserved
IN alcohol.
Mr.. Forbes of Hamakua said the
mynah bird was fond of cane borers.
MIR. Fairchild asked If anything was
being done to find an enemy to the
borcr. He said In the long cold springs
on Kauai, the plantations had paid
cents per ounce for these borers. Por.
tuguese children had grown wealthy in
Catching them.
Mr.. Renton of Eva said the mole
cricket was growing into serious pest
ION Eva. II works into the cane from
wet spots and irrigation bitches. He
had heard that bat was to be intro
duced that would eXterminate the
cricket.
Fairchild said there were no crickets
on Kauai. He had seen one. his first
one, this morning ON the sidewalk in
front OF L. o. Hall 4 Sons. He hoped
they would not ship II to Kauai in
freight sold up that way.
MIR. Adams said Honolulu is full OF
mole crickets. In Kahuku during a
food last year the kids rounded up
$4,000 of them.
MIR. Terry Of the experiment station
thought he had discovered the cane
borers weak spot. He had found. where
cane had been cut and exposed to the
sun. the borers in the stalks invariably
died. MIR. Adams had found the same
thing to be true In seed cane.
'Fairchild said the borer would live
through caue fire.
Renton said he had found live cane
borers In cane that had laid on the field
a month.
MIR. Kotinsky. the entomologist said,
had not been on the Islands long
enough to speak authoritatively on
riatters generally. but he was great
believer In cooperation. There were
many leaf hoppers and many borers In
the Islands. Plantation men who are
not experts in the insect world may
think a certain insect is beneficial or
that IL Is "a pest. In all such cases a
specimen should be sent TO the expert.
ment station. The station has great
lack OF specimens. The force is not
large enough to permit experiment of.
flee men to do much work In the field
hunting specimens He said the ento.
biologists and Psychologists can be
helped great deal II planters and ag.
riculturists generally will send them
specimen insects.
Mr.. Kirkaldy said so far as he knew
there was no enemy in sight for the
mole cricket.
Mr.. Eckart said he had heard that
nitrate Of soda used In the irrigation
water In proper quantity might drive
them out
Mr.. Renton said he had applied '
nitrate OF soda to certain field for |
two months without causing the crlck. |
cts any trouble. II had shown no ces !
sotion of activity.
Mr.. Kalinsky said that aphis eating
beetles were numerous, and he believed I
two specimens received from Australia
would do especially good service. They
are In color like the cane stalk itself |
and therefore the mynah birds would
have fidificulty In finding them.
Manager Adams In repl yto a cues.
ton said that the cane borer was less I
In evidence In short rattoons than In
long rattoons or plant cane.
Mr. Swezey said the reverse was true
on Maui.
Alexander Craw made brief state
ment to the meeting saying that the
object for which he had been employed
was to prevent the introduction of fur.
lher pests or crop enemies into the