. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. BULLETIN G40, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. exported from Hawaii, offer so little danger as carriers of the Med- iterranean fruit fly, when they are packed for shipment, that this part of Hawaii's export trade in fresh fruits with the coast may still be carried on, provided the inspections of the Federal Horticultural Board now in force are continued. The necessary quaran- tines against all other host fruits, however, particularly against such fruits as the avo- cado and mango, has had, and will continue to have, a serious ef- f
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. BULLETIN G40, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. exported from Hawaii, offer so little danger as carriers of the Med- iterranean fruit fly, when they are packed for shipment, that this part of Hawaii's export trade in fresh fruits with the coast may still be carried on, provided the inspections of the Federal Horticultural Board now in force are continued. The necessary quaran- tines against all other host fruits, however, particularly against such fruits as the avo- cado and mango, has had, and will continue to have, a serious ef- fect upon horticul- tural pursuits and the development of the small farmer. At present the in- festation of edible fruits in the coastal regions of Hawaii is general and about as severe as could be ex- pected. The work of the Mediterranean fruit fly, with that of the melon fly, has put a most serious check upon the horticul- tural development of the islands just at a time when this devel- opment was gather- ing strength. In South Africa the Mediterranean fruit fly is regarded as one of the greatest draw- backs to the develop- ment of the fruit in-. Fig. 4.—Apples destroyed by larvffi of Mediterranean fruit fly. Al- though an apple externally may appear normal aside from the dark spots where the female fly punctured the skin in laying her eggs, the pulp is often found badly decayed and eaten out by the maggots, as shown in the lower fruit. (Original.) dustry in Cape Colony, where, it is stated, during certain favorable sea- sons large areas of apricots, figs, pears, plums, apples (fig. 4), and quinces are almost all affected. Many instances of damage to citrus and other crops in southern Europe, South America, Africa, and Aus-. 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 Agricultu
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