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disturbed would take wing. The moths varied greatly in size, some 
having twice the wing expanse of others. The smaller individual- 
seemed to predominate. The small ones were less distinctly marked 
than the larger ones, although all were of one species. 
A few moths, after being left a short time in a cyanid bottle and 
partially stupefied, were taken out and put into glass jars with tig.-. 
They soon revived, and by morning each individual so confined had 
laid a large number of eggs. The eggs were laid indifferently on the 
-kin of the fig or on the sides of the jars, and mam' had dropped to 
the bottom of the jars. Eggs were usually deposited in the creases or 
furrows in the skin of the fig or on wounds or injured parts where 
the larvae would find little difficulty in entering the fruit. They were 
never seen to be deposited within the eye or aperture of the fig. 
PERCENTAGE OF INFESTATION ON THE " SERGHI." 
The figs are gathered night and morning as they drop from the 
trees, and the large number of moths attracted to the " serghi " may 
be explained by the absence of figs on the ground in the orchard. 
as well as by the strong fragrance emitted by so many figs piled to- 
gether. Figs remain from two to five days on the ground drying, 
fully exposed to the sun. Xo precaution is taken to cover or protect 
them at night, so that they are exposed as many nights to the ravages 
of the moths. 
A count was made at Tchifte Kaive. August 26. to determine the 
percentage of figs that become infested on the ;; serghi.*' Figs that 
had laid exposed for one night, two nights, and three nights were 
examined, 200 being counted from each lot. The number of eggs on 
each fig was not recorded, the presence of a single egg causing a fig 
to be considered as infested. The following degrees of infestation 
were found : 
Exposure. 
Number of 
figs. 
Infested 
figs. 
Uninl 
Nights. 
Per cent. 
Percent. 
1 
100 
°7 
78 
1 
100 
31 
69 
9 
100 
41 
59 
2 
100 
36 
64 
3 
100 
42 
58 
3 
100 
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From these data it is apparent that in an exposure of one night 
29 per cent of the tig- become infested, in two night- "W, per cent, 
and in three nights 4U per cent The average infestation for all figs 
not remaining over three nights on the "serghi n i> therefore about 
37 per cent. 
