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BULLETIN 536, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



PROVEN HOSTS IN HAWAII. 



Adults of the Mediterranean fruit fry have been reared from the 

 fruits of the trees, shrubs, and vegetables in the following list. The 

 hosts are arranged alphabetically according to scientific name, and not 

 according to the preferences shown by the fruit fly. The numbers in 

 parentheses refer to the degree of preference for each fruit as a host. 

 Fruits that are heavily or generally infested are marked (1), those that 

 serve occasionally as hosts or of which many escape infestation are 

 marked (2), while those rarely infested are marked (3). The writers 

 appreciate that differences of opinion may arise over any classification 

 of hosts according to degree of infestation, and realize that in colder 

 climates than Hawaii some of the fruits classed as (2) would fall into 

 class 3, or even might not be recorded as hosts at all. The list 

 following represents conditions in littoral Hawaii, particularly about 



Honolulu : 



Hosts of Mediterranean fruit fly in Hawaii. 



Scientific name. 



Common name. 



Scientific name. 



Common name. 





Sapodilla. 

 Acordia. 

 Sour sop. 

 Sugar palm. 

 Breadfruit. 

 Carambola. 

 Ball kamani. 

 Bell pepper. 



Papaya. 



Dwarf papaya. 



Carissa. 



Sapota. 



Chinese inkberry. 



Star apple. 



Damson plum. 



Chinese orange. 



Kumquat. 



Tangerine. 



Mandarin. 



Lime. 



Lemon. 



Grapefruit. 



Shaddock. 



Orange. 



Sour orange. 



Wampi. 



Coffee. 



Liberian coflee. 



Quince. 



Persimmon. 



Loquat. 



Brazilian plum or 



Spanish cherry. 

 Rose apple. 

 Surinam cherry. 

 French cherry. 

 Fig. 



38. Garcinia mangostana (2) . . . 



39. Garcinia xanthochymus (2) . 



40. Gossypium spp. (2) 



41. Jambosa malaccensis (2)... 



42. Latania loddigesii (3) ; . 



43. Lycopersicum esculentum 



(2). 



44. Litchi chinensis (3) 









3. Anona muricala (2) 



4. Arenga saccharifera (3). . . 



5. Artocarpus incisa (3) 



6. Averrhoa carambola (2) 



7. Calophyllum inophyllum ( 1 ) 



8. Capsicum annuum var. 



Cultivated cotton. 

 Mountain apple. 

 Blue palm. 

 Tomato. 



grossum (2). 



45. Mangifera indica (1) 



46. Mimusops elengi (1) 



47. Murraya exotica (1) 



Mango. 

 Elengi tree. 

 Mock orange. 



10. Carica quercifolia (2) 



12. Casimiroa edulis (1) 



49. Noronhia emarginata (3) 



50. Ochrosia elliptica (2) 



51. Opuntia vulgaris (2) 



52. Passiflora cocrulea (3) 



53. Persea gratissima (2) 



54. Phoenix dactyl if era (3) 



55. Psidium cattleyanum (1) . . . 



56. Psidium guayava (1) 



57. Psidium guayava pomi- 



fcrum (1). 



58. Psidium guayava pyrifcrum 



(3). 



Noronhia. 



14. Chrysophyllum cainito (1) . . 



15. Chrysophyllum oliviforme 



(1). 



16. Chrysophyllum polynecium 



Prickly pear. 

 Passion vine. 

 Avocado. 

 Date palm. 

 Strawberry guava. 





white lemon gua- 







Common guava. 



Waiawi. 



Peach. 



21. Citrus medica limetta (1) . . . 



22. Citrus medica limonum (1) . 



23. Citrus decumana (1) 



24. Citrus decumana (1) 



25. Citrus aurantium (1) 



26. Citrus aurantium var. 



amara (1). 



27. Clausena wampi (3) 



60. Prunus persica var. necta- 



rina (1). 



61. Prunus armeniaca (1) 



Nectarine. 



Apricot. 

 Plum. 





63. Punka granatum (3) 



Pomegranate. 

 Apple. 





30. Cydonia vulgaris (1) 





31. Diospyros decandra (1) 



32. Erioootrya japonica (1) 



33. Eugenia brasiliensis (1) 



66. Sa7italumfreycinetianum(-'). 

 07. Solanum mclongcna (3) 



Sandalwood. 



Eggplant. 



Wi. 



34. Eugenia jambos (1) 



09. Terminalia chcbula (1) 



70. Terminalia catappa (1) 



71. Thevctia neriifolia (1) 



Natal plum. 

 Tropical almond or 

 winged kamani. 

 Boslill. 



Grape. 



35. Eugenia michelii (1) 



36. Eugenia uni flora (1) 



37. Ficus carica (1) 







1. Sapodilla (Achras sapota). 



The sapodilla or naseberry (Achras sapota) is not a preferred host of C. rapitala in 

 Honolulu. A large percentage of the fruits ripen without becoming infested. In- 

 festations are slight. Only 3 adults were reared from 1 fruit. 



