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BULLETIN 491, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table II. — Daily rate of oviposition of the melon flies that emerged on May 25 

 and were placed separately with fruit on June 25, 191Jf. — Continued. 





Number of eggs deposited. 



Date of observation. 



Fly 

 No. 1. 



Fly 



No. 2. 



Fly 



No. 3. 



Fly 



No. 4. 



Fly 

 No. 5. 



Fly 



No. 6. 



Fly 



No. 7. 



1914.- 





2 







15 













25 







6 



16 













7 



6 













8 









10 

 3 



8 





9 



19 











11 







6 



1 





12 









2 

 10 





13 















14 



16 











23 



15 





10 











16 











1 

 2 





17 











11 



9 



18 









11 





19 



12 









1 

 8 





23 













24 



17 

 7 

 9 



12 







9 



5 





29 





11 







30 









7 



Sept. 2 











2 





3 





3 











4 



i<3 













5 









7 

 0) 







6 









6 







8 



7 

 12 



13 









9 













10 











( 2 ) 





17 













12 



18 





5 



4 











19 











22 



23. 



37 



25 



24 

 10 

 13 





11 

 1 









25 











26 



19 







22 



27 



24 











Oct. 2 



6 

 ( 3 ) 



3 



18 



3 



16 



10 



9 



24 







26 



7 



21 



28 

 6 







12 



9 









10 





4 







7 



12 









11 



13 



18 











17 



14 





3 









15 



4 

 29 





19 

 4 



16 

 5 



13 

 2 



15 

 4 

 9 







17 



16 





16 







15 



17 









6 



18 



32 

 1 

 6 



31 

 6 

 7 











6 



19 





2 







3 



20 









18 



21 





5 

 9 







4 



23 









10 



24 











25 





8 







13 



26 













8 



27 



19 







12 

 2 

 14 









28 . 











15 



29 



19 





14 









30 









( 2 ) 





2 

 23 





4 



12 



8 

 5 



14 

 2 

 7 

 5 

 8 

 7 



10 

 8 

 9 

 8 

 2 









3 











4 











5 















6 



10 













7 













8 















9 







1 









10 













11 















13 















15 















17 



11 













18 





10 



1 









19. 



9 





4 









21 





3 









1 Fly escaped. 



2 Died on this date; no eggs in abdomen. 



3 Died on this date. 



