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



Plate XVI. 



The Mediterranean Fruit Fly and the Banana Industry. 



Fig. 1. — Rice straw stacked in the open to be used as wrapping material for export 

 bananas. Fig. 2. — Chinese bananas cut and cleaned, waiting inspection by officer 

 of Federal Horticultural Board. Fig. 3. — Chinamen remove all split, overripe, and 

 bruised fruits as the bananas are brought to the packing sheds from the field. Each 

 bunch is thus cleaned previous to inspection as a safeguard to mainland interests. 

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