Bui. 491, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Plate I. 



Work of Larva of the Melon Fly (Batrocera cucurbitae). 



Watermelon seedling destroyed by larvae of the melon fly feeding in the taproot, crown, and leaf 

 petioles. Note that the leaf to the left is nearly severed from the crown, while the petiole of 

 the drooping leaf has been completely tunneled by the larvae. In figure 2 is shown, enlarged, 

 the work of larvae in the root. (Original.) 



