. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. ^xxxv^wj xxvuiio UN ljui^ 1 ESTATES §28 washed before it can be marketed, which adds to the cost of marketing; also, in the washing and drying processes, the rind IS apt to be mjured, and the wounds become infected with the spores of various molds that cause the decay of the fruit before it reaches the consumer. There are three species of white flies that do damage to cit-. Fig. 1 rus fruit trees in Florida, the common citrus white fly, the cloudy- mnged white fly, and the woolly white fly. 2. Common Citrus White fa
. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. ^xxxv^wj xxvuiio UN ljui^ 1 ESTATES §28 washed before it can be marketed, which adds to the cost of marketing; also, in the washing and drying processes, the rind IS apt to be mjured, and the wounds become infected with the spores of various molds that cause the decay of the fruit before it reaches the consumer. There are three species of white flies that do damage to cit-. Fig. 1 rus fruit trees in Florida, the common citrus white fly, the cloudy- mnged white fly, and the woolly white fly. 2. Common Citrus White far the most abun- T. ""i J^'^^ 'P^^^^^' ^^ ^^^^^ ^'^^ '^ th^ common citrus white fly. This msect is present in most of the principal citrus fruit-growing sections of Florida, and is abundant on citrus and other plants from South Carolina to Texas. There are, however, § 28 CITRUS FRUITS IN GULF-COAST STATES 3 isolated communities and groves in Florida, especially on the lower part of the east coast, into which it has not yet found its way. The adult citrus white fly is a small, white, four-winged insect, measuring less than I inch across the outstretched wings. In their early stages the male and female are much alike, which is the case with practically all insects. When the mature stage is reached, however, the male is slightly smaller than the female. The adult insects, both male and female, live only a short time. The male dies immediately after fertil- izing the female; the female lives a few days longer, until eggs have been depos- ited. Since the male dies so soon after maturing it does not cause much dam- age to the trees. It is the female which the grower sees and fights. This is true of practically all insects. 3. The citrus white fly avoids the direct rays of the sun and during the day is found on the under side of the youngest and most tender leaves, from which it sucks the sap and often causes them to curl and fail to reach their proper size. At dusk and ag
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