. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 1\ . iHO*.1* * ». UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 643 Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology L. O. HOWARD. Chief Washington, D. C. March 8, 1918 THE MELON FLY By E. A. BACK, Entomologist and C. E. PEMBERTON, Assistant Entomologist Mediterranean and Other Fruit Fly Investigations CONTENTS Page What the Melon Fly is Like 3 Origin and Distribution 4 Establishment and Spread in Hawaii . 4 Methods of Spread 7 Economic Importance 7 Nature of Injury Caused by the Melon Fly 8 Food or Host Plants 16 Page Interesting
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. 1\ . iHO*.1* * ». UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 643 Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology L. O. HOWARD. Chief Washington, D. C. March 8, 1918 THE MELON FLY By E. A. BACK, Entomologist and C. E. PEMBERTON, Assistant Entomologist Mediterranean and Other Fruit Fly Investigations CONTENTS Page What the Melon Fly is Like 3 Origin and Distribution 4 Establishment and Spread in Hawaii . 4 Methods of Spread 7 Economic Importance 7 Nature of Injury Caused by the Melon Fly 8 Food or Host Plants 16 Page Interesting Facts Concerning the Adult Fly 22 Why the Melon Fly is a Serious Pest . 24 Control Measures 25 Measures Taken to Keep Fruit Flies of Hawaii from Gaining a Foothold in Con- tinental United States 29 Summary . , 30. 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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