. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 42 BULLETIN" 640, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Federal agents in Hawaii and bear a Federal certificate of inspection. (Fig. 31.) In Hawaii every precaution is taken to have bananas and pine- apples grown under conditions that will prevent spread of the fruit fly. Plantations, packing sheds, and packing materials are inspected sufficiently of ten to insure their being in keeping with the regulations of the Federal Board. No fruit can be lawfully accepted for trans- portation to the mainland by any transporting
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 42 BULLETIN" 640, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Federal agents in Hawaii and bear a Federal certificate of inspection. (Fig. 31.) In Hawaii every precaution is taken to have bananas and pine- apples grown under conditions that will prevent spread of the fruit fly. Plantations, packing sheds, and packing materials are inspected sufficiently of ten to insure their being in keeping with the regulations of the Federal Board. No fruit can be lawfully accepted for trans- portation to the mainland by any transporting company in Hawaii until it has been inspected and passed and permits for its acceptance have been issued to the transporting company by agents of the Board. Furthermore, no fruit can be lawfully removed from ships at ports of entry at the mainland unless the permit issued the transporting company in Hawaii is found attached to the bill of lading by the. Fig. 33.—Pineapples never breed fruit flies in Hawaii. To be doubly certain tbat tbe packing material contains no fruit-fly pupae, all crates of pineapples unloaded on the docks at San Francisco are fumigated with gas after tarpaulins have been thrown over the crates to prevent the gas from escaping. (Photo by Maskew.) Federal agent, and unless each package or crate of fruit bears the inspection tag above referred to. (Figs. 32 and 33.) Passengers and ships are permitted to take on board in Hawaii fruits of all descriptions for consumption while en route to the coast. All contraband fruits, however, must be eaten or destroyed before the ship comes within the 3-mile limit of the mainland. Otherwise the transporting company, or the individual passenger, whichever is the offender, is subject to fine or imprisonment, or both. SUMMARY. The Mediterranean fruit fly has become so thoroughly entrenched in Hawaii as a result of favorable climatic and host conditions that artificial remedial measures for its control are not practicable.
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