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



Plate VIII. 



Four Favorite Host Fruits of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly. 



Fig. 1.— Rose apple (Eugenia jambos) sectioned to show the large hollow interior on the 

 surface of which larvae prefer to feed. Fig. 2.— Mimusops elengi; fruit of an ornamental 

 tree which sheds its infested fruit throughout a 3 to 4 month period. Fig. 3.— Adult C. 

 capitata captured in sticky exudations of solidified sap about punctures in Chryso- 

 phyllum oliviforme. Fig. 4.— A handful of mock-orange ( Murraya exotica) berries. The 

 mock orange fruits several times each year and the berries falling become hidden in 

 the grass. (Original.) 



