Bui. 104, Bureau of Entomo.ogy, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Plate XII. 
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Fig. 1.— Large "Paciale" of Natural Dried 1 Figs Ready to Sack for Export, in 
a Fig "Khan"' in Smyrna. 
These figs art- shipped in jute bags, and the larva- that remain in them are destroyed in transit 
to America. (Original.) 
Fig. 2.— Natural iDried^ Figs Being Watered and Mixed, Showing Method of 
Handling with Wooden Scoops Operated by Men in Bare Feet. 
The salt water causes the laryse to leave the figs and crawl up the walls, (Origin) 
