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BULLETIN 536, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



PROVEN HOSTS IN HAW An. 



Adults of the Mediterranean fruit fly 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 coffee. 



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 Ibddigesii (3) 



43. Lycopersicum esculentum 



(2). 



44. Litchi chinensis (3) 



Mangosteen. 







3. A nona muricata (2) 



4. Arenga saccharifera (3) 



5. Artocarpus ineisa (3) 



6. Averrhoa carambola (2) 



7. Calophylluminophyllum (1) 



8. Capsicum annuum var. 



grossum (2). 



9. Carica papaya (2) 



Cultivated cotton. 

 Mountain apple. 

 Blue palm. 

 Tomato. 



Lichee nut. 



45. Mangifera indica (1) 



46. Mimusops elengi (1) 



47. Murraya exotica (1) 



Mango. 

 Elengi tree. 



10. Carica querci/olia (2) 



11. Carissa arduina (2) 



12. Casimiroa edulis (1) 



13. Cestrum sp. (3) 



Mock orange. 



49. NoronUa emarginata (3). . . 



50. Ochrosia elliptica (2) 



51. Opuntia vulgaris (2) 



52. Passi flora coerulea (3) 



53. Per sea gratissima (2) 



54. Phoenix dactylifera (3) 



55. Psidium cattle yanum (1)... 



56. Psidium guayava (1) 



57. Psidium guayava pomi- 



ferum (1). 



58. Psidium guayava pyriferum 



(3). 



59. Prunus persica (1) 



60. Prunus persica var. necta- 



rina (1). 



61. Prunus armeniaca (1) 



62. Prunus spp. (1) 



Noronhia. 

 Ochrosia. 



14. Chrysophyllum cainito (1) . . 



15. Chrysophyllum oliviforme 



(1). 



16. Chrysophyllum poly necium 



17. Citrus japonica (1) 



Prickly pear. 

 Passion vine. 

 Avocado. 

 Date palm. 

 Strawberry guava. 



18. Citrus japonica (1) 



white lemon gua- 



19. Citrus nobilis (1) 



20. Citrus nobilis (1) 



Common guava. 



Waiawi. 



Peach. 

 Nectarine. 



Apricot. 

 Plum. 



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) 



28. Coffea arabica (1) 



63. Punica granatum (3) 



Pomegranate. 



Apple. 



Pear. 



29. Coffea liberica (1) 



30. Cydonia vulgaris (1) 



65. Pyrus spp. (1) 



31.' Diospyros decandra (1) 



32. Eriobotrya japonica (1) 



33. Eugenia brasiliensis (1) 



34. Eugenia jambos (1) 



66. Santalumfreycinetianu m(*). 



j 67. Solanum melongcna (3) 



68. Spondias dukis (3) 



Sandalwood. 



Eggplant. 



Wi. 



| 69. Terminalia chebula (1) 



70. Terminalia catappa (1) 



71. Thevetia neriifolia (1) 



j 72. Vitis labrusca (3) 



Natal plum. 

 Tropical almond or 

 winged kamani. 

 Bestill. 



Grape. 



35. Eugenia michelii (1) 



36. Eugenia uni flora (1) 





1. Sapodilla (Achras sapota). 



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

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

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



