The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-25


whether in large lots or small ones, is
strictly enforced.
Hilo Inspection.
On his work in Hilo, Bro. NJ. Newell
writes as follows:
REPORT FOR AUGUST.
Eight foreign vessels, 125 lots, 164e
parcels.
Wormy fruit was unusually rare. A
few cases of fruit were thrown away
having arrived in bad condition.
Some river spuds were again i'm.
ported, but being free from soil were
allowed to pass. The importers were
| however reminded of the fact that it
is risky thing to import the article
and they will have to abide by the
consequences
That apples, pears, cherries, p1ums,
etc, could be successfully grown on
these islands, was a point of which |
was never convinced. Last week, bow
ever, I changed my mind. At place
called Keanakolu, on the slope of Ma
una Kea, at an elevation of 5000 feet,
[ saw an orchard of these fruits Ghe
branches were actually bending to the
ground under the loads thew carried
pples and pears were especially fine
though not yet fully ripe. Cherries
and some other fruits were already out
of season. It was a beautiful sight,
md reminded one Of a California
orchard
Considering that the trees are left to
take care of themselves it is surprising
that there should be so much fruit The
trees were planted twenty years ago,
I was told, but are still in healthy
condition. The only care taken is. to
have the place fenced. Though I have
the fruit careful examination, not a
single wormy fruit could be found.
The mynah bird seems to be the only
enemy of the fruit up there, but this
pest could be easily and effectually in
oculated with good shotgun.
AS previously reported, algaroba
beans, if allowed to remain in storage
any length of time, deteriorate owing
to the activity of two or three species
of bean weevils. One of these. the larg-
est with very much thlckened hind legs
was supposed to be a Jew arrival. I
am informed by a careful observer, Mr..
g. A. Jordan, that it is not, that he
has known it for years, though it may
not yet have been distributed to all
the islands. To help keep it confined
to Oahu so long as possible we fumi-
gated 225 sacks of these beans with
carbon bisulfde (F'high life'') before
shipment to the Bishop Estate in Kona.
We also fumigated lot of ornamental
and fruit plants shipped to Tahiti 1t
is my belief that the uniform practise
Of fumigating everything shipped from
the government nursery would be a
wise institution. Quite series of in
sects now known to be on Oahu only,
would thus perhaps remain indefinitely
confined to this island.
From Mr.. KoebeIe we received a
large lot of boxes with horn fly enemies.
Mr.. Fullaway. entomologist at the Fed
eral Station, received a parcel of para
sitised bean weevils which that station
is importing for the sake of the para
sites. The senders of these do not
apparently realize the great RESPONSE
bility involved when they do not take
the utmost precaution against break.
age en- route.
With the departure of Mr.. Van Dine
the inspection Of imported bees de-
volved upon me. Fortunately the two
lots that came under our observation
were consigned to men that could be
relied upon to carry out instructions.
Accordingly, after consulting Mr.. Wa
terhouse. they were turned over to them
with instructions to burn all but the
queen bee In one instance this was
done under our direct observation.
Miscellaneous
Much of my own time during the
month was taken with the preparation
of the Ms. for and editing the current
Forester. It is out now and promises
to do much useful propaganda. DR..
Silvestri s survey of economic entomol-
ogy as practised here and the rest of
the Union occupies most of the number,
which is labeled chronological Num-
ber,' and gives US full credit. In a
recent letter DR.. Silvestri writes inter
estingly as follows, 81 have great adj
miration for the work of the Hawai-
ian entomologists and I think that the
best plan for controlling insects is that
used there and I think also that no
nation has done so much in very (gen-
| uineO economic entomology than (asl
the Hawaiian Islands. I have no rea-
son at present to (ex) change my ex.
pressed opinion.