Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-15
Total inspected. .11iS
PESTS Intercepted.

Pests Intercepted.
Probably the most important
find for many months was taken this
time. 1t consisted OF a bag of sugar
cane containing about fifty pieces OF
cane cut into l2-inch lengths. This
cane was without question badly in
tested with the Fill disease. as we
we're able TO compare II with alco-
hol specimens at the Hawaiian Sug-
ar Planters Experiment Station.
This disease would raise havoc with
the sugar industry OF these Islands
should It ever get foothold. We
took the cane to the Lucas mill ana
burned II at once. Here is an Illus
tration OF the great necessity to
watch the travellers baggage. and
we are indeed thankful to state that
the frlendliest cooperation now exists
between our division and the U. s.
Customs Service, which really means
half the battle. Nothing can now
pass into the Territory until we see
II, and every customs inspect or may
my department, thanks to the great
kindness and interest OF the collector
of port. '+...
"One lot of apples from California
was very seriously infested with the
Cooling moth and the shipment was
burned. A lot Of onion sets from
Japan were found infested with Cap
slds and the lot was fumigatcd with
carbon bisulphide" ..t..a..a u.. ..,.
Brother Matthias. inspector at
Hilo. reports fifteen vessels boarded.
two carrying vegetable matter and
one in ballast. There arrived 1917
lots and 2242 parcels, or these all
but one lot and two parcels were
passed as free from pests; the two
parcels were returned on account OF
being badly infested with the .Pur-
pie scale. .r
During the month your superin-
tendent was able to visit Hilo and
go over the work OF the inspector,
Brother NJ. Newell desire to state
that | was greatly pleased to find
the inspectors work very satisfac-
tory. The equipment is good and
everything appeared to be kept in
very neat condition. From general
appearances of the growth of Hilo,
we shall have TO be prepared to
broaden our work shortly and we
shall have to provide something In
the way of transportation for the Inc
spe tor. who now pays his own trav-l
cling expenses to and from the
wharf, sometimes twice day. '. g.
Il also had an opportunity to visit
some OF the homesteads in 0laa as
far as Mountain View. II was In
this district that Brother Matthias
liberated the large colonies OF Hip
podamia convergens, the aphis eat
ing ladybird. We found no indica-
ton OF aphis on the orange trees.
Whereas at the time OF liberation the
new growth was completely covered
and the growth badly dwarfed the
trees now look clean and were max
ing new growth. We did not find
any Hlppodamias, but as there was
no food for them present, we could
hardly expect this.
Il also visited parts of Kauai dur
ing the latter part OF this month
and called on Mr. W. ID. McBryde,
our honorary inspector. I was
agreeably surprised to find the new
forest paintings looking So well.
Even new plants, only in the ground
short time, were making good
Roadway. Mr.. McBryde states that
there were never any shipments of
plants going from outside ports to
Kauai and that all the shipments
pass through Honolulu. This, of
course, is the law, but now that
homesteads are being established, not
only on Kauai, but on the other Is
lands, we shall have to be prepared
to sooner or later establish a thor
ough interisland inspection, and
would recommend that this matter
be taken up by the Board OF Agri-
culture and Forestry and presented
to the incoming Legislature. We
have now certain pests on some OF
the islands which do not exist on
others. BY establishing interisland
inspection II will he possible to pre-
vent the spread OF these pests into
new territory"