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We examined a few mango trees on the first finca and two lime 

 trees on the second, but kx neither ease did we -find the pest. We 

 then contmned west for about 3 kilometers without finding any 

 signs o± the mosea pneta so we turned baok and took the road 

 back to bnantanamo on the north side of the valley. On the way 

 we stopped at a finca belonging to Sr. Paulino Bivas wlhere there 

 IS some citrus. An inspection of these trees showed them to be 

 iree o± the Mosca Prieta. A little further on we had to shelter 

 trom a ram which lasted most of the afternoon. 



On the way back we passed the finca belonging to Sr. Mora- 

 les, where the Mosica Prieta had been found on a previous trip 

 (mentioned in the first report) . This trip showed that the Mosea 

 Prieta has extended along this valley some 5 or 6 kilometers due 

 west of Cruantanamo. 



Having covered all the territory within 25 to 30 kilometers 

 radius of Ouantanamo except along the valley to the northwest 

 it was next planned to find out the limits of the Mosca Prieta in 

 this direction as far as San Lnis on both sides of the railroad. 



Since the writer would be obligfed to give up the inspection 

 work within a few days it was thought best to take a few of the 

 more important points along the valley so that his assistant would 

 get all the experience possible in view of his having to continue 

 the work alone. 



Otherwise the inspection of the valley would probably have 

 been carried out differently had the writer been, able to see it 

 through to the end. 



4th. trip. — Therefore the first trip was made to San Luis 

 nrhieh lies at the western entrance of the Ouantanamo valley, as 

 we wanted to know the worst before continuing the inspection of 

 the valley. 



An early start enabled the writer and his assistant to make 

 a pretty thorough inspection of the town of San Luis in all 

 directions and it was found that citrus trees are fairly generally 

 distributed throughout the town, and there are also occasional 

 mango and anon trees. 



A large number of the trees were carefully examined in 

 different parts of the tovm, but no traces of the Mosca Prieta 

 could be found, so that as a result of this inspection the writer 

 feels justified in saying that the Mosca Prieta has not as yet 

 reached San Luis. 



We then took the train to La Maya where coffee is grown 

 extensively. A heavy rain just after our arrival in La Maya limit- 

 ed our inspection to the town and one of the smaller cafetales. 

 We also examined the citrus amd coffee belonging to the alcalde 

 Sr. Gabriel Rosas Delcourt who was very interested in our work, 



