Bui. 536, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate I. 



The Mediterranean Fruit Fly. 



Fig. 1.— Three adults of the Mediterranean fruit fly ( Ceratitis capitata) about 

 natural size, attempting to oviposit in an orange; note the relative size of 

 flies and fruit. Fig. 2.— Ripe apple showing many punctures in the skin 

 made by C. capitata in confinement. (Original.) 



