64 BULLETIN 491, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



(45) Sevebin, H. H. P., Seveein, H. C, and Habtting, W. J. 



1914. The ravages, life history, weights of stages, natural enemies, and 

 methods of control of the melon fly {Dacus cucurbitw Coq.). In 

 Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer., v. 7, no. 3, p. 177-207, pi. 27-31, 4 fig. 

 Most comprehensive paper dealing with Dacus cucurbitw thus far published. Of 

 special interest from standpoints of new and for most part original data and illus- 

 trations of pest's capacity for damage, and for data on length of egg, larval, and 

 pupal stages, weights of various stages, and control by submergence in water, burial 

 in sand and soil, traps, and poisoned sprays. 



(46) Back, E. A., and Pemberton, C. E. 



1914. Life History of the Melon Fly. In Jour. Agr. Res., v. 3, no. 3, p. 



269-274. 



Preliminary to present bulletin, giving data on length of egg, larval, and pupal 

 stages, and upon longevity, sexual maturity, and rate of oviposition of adults during 

 the warmer periods of Hawaiian weather. First report of careful biological work 

 in which the important influence of temperature is taken into consideration. 



(47) Fullaway, D. T. 



1915. Report of the entomologist. In Rpt. Hawaii. Agr. Exp. Sta., 1914, 



p. 43-50. 



Reference as follows (p. 49) : " The melon fly (Dacus cucurbitw) has often been 

 reported infesting the heart of cabbage, but the infestation is not at all common and 

 is considered to be due to abnormal conditions in the plant and of a secondary 

 nature." 



(48) Severest, H. H. P. 



1915. Experiments in destroying fruit infested with fruit fly maggots. 

 In Ent. News, v. 26, no. 2, p. 78-83. 



Deals with both C. capitata and D. cucurbitw. Contains 12 pages of compilation 

 from other authors, 2J pages taken verbatim from (34), and 1 page of conclusions 

 and bibliography. Tables and figure appear in (34). 



(49) Maskew, F. 



1915. Report of the quarantine division for the years 1912, 1913. 1914, 



and 1915, appearing in Mo. Bui. St. Com. Hort., Vols. II, III. 



and IV. 



Records the interception at San Francisco of contraband material from Honolulu. 



containing living larva? of Dacus cucurbitw during July, 1912, June and September, 



1913, and June, 1914. No melon flies were intercepted during 1915 unless covered 



by the " tomatoes infested by trypetid larvae " recorded for November. 



(50) Hill. G. F. 



1915. Insect Pests of Plants. Northern Territory of Australia. Dept. 

 External Affairs. Melbourne. Bui. no. 13, 16 p. 



Dacus cucurbitw Coq. is listed as pest of melons, pumpkins, and marrows, among 

 some of the principal insect pests of trees and crops at present grown in the 

 Northern Territory. 



(51) BETAN, W. A. 



1915. Natural History of Hawaii. 596 p., 117 pi., Honolulu. 



Six-line paragraph dealing in a general way with the melon fly as one of a 

 number of important pests introduced into Hawaii, p. 387. 



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