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JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 



[Vol. 6 



Egg period 2 to 3 days. 



Larval period 8 to 17 days. 



Pupal period 15 to 17 days. 



Egg-laying begins 10 to 12 days after the adults emerge (Dreyer). 



" " 35 to 49 days. 



" " 5 to 7 weeks. 



Miss L. Gulick and the writer have bred the Mediterranean fruit 

 fly from a long list of fruits in the Hawaiian Islands. Since the com- 

 mon names by which these fruits are known in the Hawaiian Islands 

 may be entirely different in other parts of the world we give in the 

 following list not only the common names but also the scientific names 

 of these fruits, basing the latter on the authority of G. P. Wilder's 

 (5) work on "Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands." 



21. Eugenia uniflora (French cherry). 



22. Ficuscarica (fig). 



23. Jambosa malaccensis (mountain ap- 



1. Anonamuricata (sour sop). 



2. Arengasaccharif era (sugar palm). 



3. Averrhoa carambola (carambola) . 



4. Carina papaya (papaia). 



5. Carica quercifolia (baby papaia). 



6. Carissa ardiuna (Natal plum). 



7. Cestrumsp? (Chinese ink berry). 



8. Chrysophyllum cainito (star apple). 



9. Chrysophyllum oliviforme (Dam- 



son plum) . 



10. Citrus aurantium (Bahia, or Wash- 



ington navel orange) . 



11. Citrus aurantium sinense (Waialua 



orange). 



12. Citrus decumana (grapefruit). 



13. Citrus iaponica(kumquat). 



14. Citrus japonica "hazara" (Chinese 



orange). 



15. Citrus medicalimetta (lime). 



16. Citrus nobilis (Mandarin orange). 



17. Coffea liberica (Liberian coffee). 



18. Diospyros decandra (brown persim- 



mon). 



19. Eriobotrj'a japonica (loquat.). 



20. Eugenia jambos (rose apple). 



pie). 



24. Mangiferaindica (mango). 



25. Mimusopselengi (elengi tree). 



26. Murraya exotica (mock orange). 



27. Musa cavendishii (Chinese banana). 



28. Noronhiaemarginata (Chinese plum). 



29. Opimtia tuna (prickly pear) . 



30. Persea gratissima (avocado or alli- 



gator pear). 



31. Prunuspersica (peach). 



32. Psidium cattleyanum (strawberry 



guava) . 



33. Psidium guayava (sweet red guava). 



34. Psidium guayava (white lemon 



guava) . 



35. Psidium guayava pomiferum (com- 



mon guava) . 



36. Thevetia nerifolia (yellow oleanda). 



37. Terminalia cattapa (tropical alm- 



ond called "kamani" by the Ha- 

 waiians). 



38. Vitus labrusca ("Isabella grape"). 



The pest has also been bred from green peppers. Squash and string 

 beans are also said to be attacked by the insect. 



A few fruits kept under observation were found to be immune 

 from the attacks of Mediterranean fruit fly under natural conditions. 

 The following list is by no means complete: 



1. Artocarpusincisa (breadfruit). 4. 



2. Citrus medica var., limonum (rough- 5. 



skin lemon). 6. 



3. Morinda citrifolia ("noni'')- 



Morus nigra (mulberry). 



Punica granatum (pomegranate). 



Tamarindus indica (tamarind). 



