. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Bui. 536, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate The Mediterranean Fruit Fly. Fig. 1.—A dense forest growth of the mountain apple (Jambosa milaccensis) near Hilo, which illustrates one of the many strongholds in Hawaii that the fruit fly found favorable to its thorough entrenchment. Fig. 2.—Rose apple trees C Eugenia jambos). While the fruit of this tree ripens chiefly during the months of March to May, a few may be found beneath trees at any time. Fruits of both the mountain apple and the rose apple are among a class of host fruit
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Bui. 536, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate The Mediterranean Fruit Fly. Fig. 1.—A dense forest growth of the mountain apple (Jambosa milaccensis) near Hilo, which illustrates one of the many strongholds in Hawaii that the fruit fly found favorable to its thorough entrenchment. Fig. 2.—Rose apple trees C Eugenia jambos). While the fruit of this tree ripens chiefly during the months of March to May, a few may be found beneath trees at any time. Fruits of both the mountain apple and the rose apple are among a class of host fruits that are carelessly taken on board ships by tourists, in whose possession they have been intercepted by the officers of the Federal Horticultural Board at San Francisco. (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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