The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-28

Thrown in, as "a sort of "manuah"
when the better lands below are leased.
Very respectfully.
RALPH S. HOSMER.
Superintendent of Forestry.
DANGEROUS PESTS.
Prof. Alex. Craw, chief of the En-
Neurological Division, presented the fol-
flowing interesting report;
Since my last report dated March
I15th, / have to report the arrival of
Iforty-four steamers and sailing vessels
Into the port of Honolulu from out
Iside the Territory bringing 1882 pack
lagos of fruits and vegetables. forty
five cases and boxes of trees and plants
land eighty-three packages of plants
Iby mail.
Again we have had occasion to de-
port infested fruit; sixty-six boxes of
lemons infected with certain insects
that we can do without and others that
We believe it best not to introduce
fresh stock. Several plants received
from Florida by mail have been burned
up, because they were infested with
new insects. A few plants of economic
importance were fumigated and after
wards carefully inspected without find
ling any living infection. Subsequent
examinations will be made of those
plants.
Early In April a case OF ten new
varieties of sugar cane for experiment.
al purposes was received from Fiji.
The case and cane We're Immediately
nile cd To-, Of nit, Or
and treated with only sufficient hy-
drocyanic acid gas, to destroy any in
sects that may have developed in COM
ing through the tropics, and liable TO
escape when the box was unpacked.
The following day each piece of cane
was carefully examined with the fol-
lowing result. One cane borer (beetle)
and two larvae of the same. one
piece of cane from the appearance of
the injury, must have been infested
with the larva of a large moth. One
larva of small Buprested beetle cut
ting tunnel transversely and slightly
under the surface of the cane. Twelve
bud worms" also few adult and
larvae of mealy bugs CDactylopius cal
ceolariae,) Samples of each insect were
preserved for office specimens. Twelve
orange trees completely covered with
"chaff scale (Parlatoria pergandeD al
: so a liberal supply of the serious ''pur-
: pie scale Gepidosaphis beckiD came
from Florida and were burned. There
is great danger in our people ordering
trees or plants from Fla. or La. as the
destructive white fly" (Aleyrodes ci-
tri) is liable to be introduced. This
to oil IN 10 inc -,
but differs, as the females as well as
. the males, are winged. On account of
this destructive insect and ITS widely
spread existence in those states, nc
plants were allowed to enter Califor-
MIA from there. The larvae of this pest
t in it's first stage resembles small
} scale. $50 grated orange trees from
Japan We're condemned as they were
= infested with leaf-mners. Several yes
2 sells of the sugar fleet have come in this
month in ballast from San Francisco
l Upon inspection and before permission
was granted to discharge the same, We
: We're assured by the captain of each
4 vessel that the ballast was obtained
| from Telegraph Hill. 1t consisted OF
broken rock and some sandy soil. Dur.
ing the discharging of the ballast it was
4 occasionally inspected without finding
Y anything detrimental to agriculture
e Knowing the character of the materia
( in Telegraph Hill, 1 have advised cap
Y tains and ship agents to secure what
! from that hill. 1t also has an advan-
tage of being adjacent to the docks ir
t San Francisco. The material has heei
+ used to fill in along the water front
s Colonies of beneficial insects have
$ been distributed, also Japanese beetle.
Y inoculated with disease fungus and in
n Istructions as to how to accomplish tn;
}. best results with them.
WAR ON BEETLES.
1 Entomologist Kotinsky showed some
Iinoculated Japanese beetles which are
5 ready to be sent out to sections wher'
> the beetle has been doing considerable
u harm. The department will prepare
colonies of inoculated beetles for thos'
[ wishing to wipe out the pest.
n BELGIAN HARES.
e Mr. Craw called attention to Belgian
n hares. He had encountered some oil
+ government vessels calling here, pet
|of the officers. He asked what actor
the Board might wish to take to pfc
V vent their landing. The matter will
[ be taken up later.
d There may be an Animal Industr,
$ division added to the Department o
y Forestry and Agriculture, of which 4
e is expected DR.. Norgaard will be APP
Il lpointed chief. The work of the chic