. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Bui. 536, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate Four Favorite Host Fruits of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly. Fig. 1.—Rose apple (Eugenia jambos) sectioned to show the large hollow interior on the surface of which larvae prefer to feed. Fig. 2.— Mimusops elengi; fruit of an ornamental tree which sheds its infested fruit throughout a 3 to 4 month period. Fig. 3.—Adult C. capitata captured in sticky exudations of solidified sap about punctures in Chryso- phyllum oliviforme. Fig. 4.—A handful of mock-orange (Murraya exotica) berries. T

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. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Bui. 536, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate Four Favorite Host Fruits of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly. Fig. 1.—Rose apple (Eugenia jambos) sectioned to show the large hollow interior on the surface of which larvae prefer to feed. Fig. 2.— Mimusops elengi; fruit of an ornamental tree which sheds its infested fruit throughout a 3 to 4 month period. Fig. 3.—Adult C. capitata captured in sticky exudations of solidified sap about punctures in Chryso- phyllum oliviforme. Fig. 4.—A handful of mock-orange (Murraya exotica) berries. The mock orange fruits several times each year and the berries failing become hidden in the grass. (Original.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Department : Supt. of Docs. , Govt. Print. Off.

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