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Antonio and Santa Isabel. At Esperanza and San Miguel which 

 lie to the north west of Jamaica we foiind the Mosca Prieta on 

 citrus. 



The town of Guaso, where there are a numtier of colonias 

 belonging to Esperanza, had been visited on a previous trip, but 

 no traces of the pest could be found. Then the centrals lying to 

 the east and southeast of Jamaica were visited. 



At S. Emilio there was no Mosca Prieta, but at Romelie we 

 found the ipfest in a few orange trees in the administrator's 

 garden. Most of these had come from Holguin towards the end 

 of 191'5 and were now badly infested. So far the Mosca Prieta 

 has not been found at Holguin, so that the pest must have been 

 established at Romelie previous to the arrival of the Holguin 

 shipment. 



There is, however, the possibility that t'hey were attacked 

 before arrival within the infested zone, but owing to the careful 

 way in which these shipments are packed this source of infection 

 need hardly be taken into: account. 



The round trip was colnipleted by taking in the remaining 

 centrals in that locality viz San Antonio and Santa Isabel, but no 

 Mosea Prieta was found at either of these places. 



This trip marked Bomelio as the eastern limit of the iMosea 

 Prieta, so. far as is lino wn. 



On the second day ,we were able to get up into the hills north 

 east of Jamaica as far as Palmarita whieih is some 4 or 5 kilome- 

 ters teyond Palmar and a steady climb all the way. "We did not 

 find the Mosca Prieta beyond Palmar where it had been prev- 

 iously foun/d by the Entomologiste. 



We were unable to get up into the large cafetals, but as far 

 as could be learnt from intelligent men who know that district it 

 would appear unlikely that the pest has reached that far. 



This trip placed El Palmar as the northeastern limit of the 

 Mosca Prieta. 



3rd. trip. — Before going to Jamaica an expedition was made 

 along a small valley in a general direction west of Guantanamo. 

 Inmediatly after crossing the R. Jaibo we came to a small finca 

 belonging to Mr. Emilio Quintana. This has mango, anon and 

 eaimito trees among others, and a careful examination showed 

 that all the mango trees were attacked by the IMosea Prieta 

 while the other trees were apparently free. 



■Some 3 or 4 kilometers further west we found a slight infest- 

 ation of the Mosca Prieta on the finca of Sr. Rafael Diaz who has 

 a few trees in his yafd. Within another 3 or 4 kilometers we 

 inspected two properties, one named Magueysillo, property of 

 Fernando Campo, and the other belonging to Plores Betancourt. 



