6 CONTENTS. 
Report on the fig moth in Smyrna — Continued. Page. 
Methods of control 49 
Destruction of the earlier broods of the moth 49 
Protection of drying figs 50 
Excluding moths from fig "depots " 50 
Destruction of eggs on figs 50 
Discontinuing the retention of figs inland 51 
Elimination of larvae in the khans 52 
Experiments in the khans 53 
Destruction of larvae by vacuum treatment 53 
Ridding figs of larvae by steam 54 
Scalding figs in hot water to kill larvae 55 
Apparatus for sterilizing with hot air 59 
Success of hot-air treatment in killing larvae 62 
Practicability of sterilizing all figs in Smyrna 63 
Summary of preventive measures 65 
