. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Bui. 536, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate The Mediterranean Fruit Fly and the Coffee Industry. Fig. 1.—Coffee plantation on the Kona slopes of Hawaii. Fig. 2.—A fruiting branch. Fig. 3.—Low type of coffee tree. Fig. 4.—Coffee cherry cut to show the two large beans which are of commercial value, and the very thin outer pulp. This pulp is the only portion of the cherry eaten by the fruit-fly larvae. Note that the well-grown larva; illustrated feed so close to the papery epidermis that parasites have no difficulty i
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Bui. 536, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate The Mediterranean Fruit Fly and the Coffee Industry. Fig. 1.—Coffee plantation on the Kona slopes of Hawaii. Fig. 2.—A fruiting branch. Fig. 3.—Low type of coffee tree. Fig. 4.—Coffee cherry cut to show the two large beans which are of commercial value, and the very thin outer pulp. This pulp is the only portion of the cherry eaten by the fruit-fly larvae. Note that the well-grown larva; illustrated feed so close to the papery epidermis that parasites have no difficulty in ovipositing in them. Thousands of acres are densely planted to coffee on the island of Hawaii and offer food for the fruit fly the year round. (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 Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
Size: 1234px × 2024px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauth, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectagriculture
