26 BULLETIN 640, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE FRUIT FLY IN HAWAn. 



HOST CONDITIONS IN HONOLULU AND HELO. 



The residents of Honolulu and Hilo are justly proud of their mag- 

 nificent vegetation and have taken great pleasure hi growing an 



Fig. 25. — This bunch of grapes, apparently perfect, con- 

 tains one berry that is decayed and contains a larva 

 of the Mediterranean fruit fly. The Isabella grapes 

 in Hawaii are seldom attacked, even in Honolulu, 

 yet they are likely to carry the fly to California. 

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unusually large assortment of trees and shrubs on their properties. 

 An inventory of such trees and shrubs in the portion of Honolulu 

 bounded by Liliha, Punchbowl, Beretania, and School Streets gave 

 a total of 4,610 that bore fruits in which the fruit fly can develop. 



