. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Plate Damage to Squash by Larv>e of the Melon Fly. Cross sections of unfertilized ovaries of three squash fruits showing a type of infestation, progressing from figure 1 to figure 3. that brings about the complete destruction of the crop of many acres of squashes and pumpkins where no care is taken to guard against oviposition. Note that the slight infestation of figure 1 has extended up into the pistil of figure 2, while in figure 3 the larvae have worked so rapidly that the ovary is breaking before the corolla can unfold.
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. Plate Damage to Squash by Larv>e of the Melon Fly. Cross sections of unfertilized ovaries of three squash fruits showing a type of infestation, progressing from figure 1 to figure 3. that brings about the complete destruction of the crop of many acres of squashes and pumpkins where no care is taken to guard against oviposition. Note that the slight infestation of figure 1 has extended up into the pistil of figure 2, while in figure 3 the larvae have worked so rapidly that the ovary is breaking before the corolla can unfold. (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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