Bui. 491 , U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate VII. 



Melon-Fly Eggs Deposited in Blooms of Pumpkin. 



Two buds of the male bloom of pumpkin sectioned to expose melon-fly eggs deposited through 

 the corolla. Note that larvae from eggs already hatched are causing the destruction of the 

 vital organs. (Original.) 



