CHAPTER XlV. 



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PESTS OF FRUIT. 



Fruit Flies. 



HROUGHOUT the tropics, ripening' fruits are infested with the 

 maggots of flies, 



which burrow in the 

 soft tissues and render 

 the fruit valueless. 

 Such flies are of far 

 greater importance in 

 other parts of the world 

 than in India, possibly 

 owing to the different 

 manner in which fruit 

 culture is conducted in 

 India. Several species 

 are known in India, the 

 Melon Fly of Baluchis- 

 tan and the Punjab,^ 

 the Peach Fly^ of 



Fig. 191. 

 The Mango Flif. Larva on the right. {Magnified.) 



Fig. 192. 

 Mango fruit infested tvith maggots. 



' 218. Carpomyia ^arcialina. Big. (Trypetidse.) | » Rivellia persica. Big. (Trypetidjc.) 



