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was infested "by larvae which were identified as Mexican orange 
maggots ( ARa stre ph a tuden s Loew.) A "bo:: of Mexican oranges 
was also found in trie scores of an oil tanker which arrived 
at New Orleans from Tampico, Mexico, Aagust 2% They were 
destroyed. 
Larva of the Mediterranean fruit fly (C/ratitis ca pitata Wied. ) 
was taken from an orange in ship's stores of a Spanish steamer 
arriving at Tampa s 71a.. from Spain via ~&,im*).g- , Cuba. The origin 
of the infested mater ial, so far as could be ascertained, was 
Malaga, Spain, Inspectors at San Pedro, Calif-, found specimens 
of this pest in coffee "berries from Hawaii* 
The importance and necessity for careful inspection of passengerAJ 
baggage on vessels from Hawaii is thoroughly demonstrated "by the 
following report received from California: The SS. Enterprise, 
from Honolulu, arrived in quarantine at San Francisco on the 
morning of August 2M-th. In the "baggage of a Portuguese passenger, 
there was found a tobacco can containing avocado., mango, and 
papaya seeds in which a species of weevil was present. The most 
important feature of this intercept ion ._, however, was the finding 
of several live larvae of the Mediterranean fruit fly in the 
small amount of stringy pulp adhering to the mango seeds. Upon 
arrival of the vessel at the dock, the trunk and contents were 
retained on board and subjected to fumigation for a period of 
2k hours. 
r ervil, Fe"ilir>U3 . P^rjseae Barber, has been collected 
late in avocados from Mexico at El Paso s Tex, ,It 
A dangerous we« 
ireouentiy oi 1cj.u& j.i_ avu^auus xium wcaiuu c%u nu. x"citiu s iw, ,±^ 
has also been reported in the same host from Mexico at Brownsville, 
Tex. , and Nogales, Ariz 
Since the last letter of information was issued, reports have been 
received of the following interceptions of larvae of the West 
Indian fruit fly (Anastrepha f rater cuius ffied*) at New York: 
Pound once in mangoes from Cuba; seven interceptions in mangoes 
from Jamaica, and twice in mangoes from Porto Rico. The same 
insect is reported from Philadelphia as follows: Taken three 
times from mangoes from Jamaica, and three times from sapodillas 
from Jamaica. 
Mangoes from Mexico were found as infested with larvae of 
Anast repha laden* Wied„, at SI Paso, Tex. ,July 12, 192^, and at 
Laredo, Tex. , Juwe lk t 192*+. This insect was also taken from 
peaches from Mexico, at Brownsville s Tex.. July 23.192^ and 
from sweet limes from Mexico at Laredo, Tex,, August 2S,192 1 4. 
A thrips (P^sothrips atratgs Hal„ ) was collected on castor bean 
from England at 3os;on > July 1UJ192U. This is a very common European 
thrips and is not yet recorded from North America. No foreign thrips 
are desirable as they are very destructive insects. 
An elaterid (Agrjiojbes i l_in.satus L. ) was intercepted at Philadelphia 
in potatoes from Sweden. This beetle is a-weil known pest in Europe 
on corn and other grains and it is well to keep a check on its 
possible introduction, 
