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were intercepted and has no relation to the size of the shipment or to the extent 
of infection or infestation. A heavily infested cargo of thousands of tons of one 
commodity infested with a single pest would be listed as one interception while 
a shipment of plants weighing a few ounces might contain three different types 
of plants infected or infested with a single organism each and hence listed as 
three interceptions. 
NOTES ON INSECTS INTERCEPTED 
FRUIT FLIES 
The following fruit flies were intercepted: Celery fly (Acidia heraclei) in celery 
leaves from England; 1 West Indian fruit fly (Anastrepha acidusa) in purple mom- 
bin from the American Virgin Islands, mango from Cuba, Dominican Republic, 
Jamaica, and Puerto Rico, quince from Mexico, and (adults) with banana debris 
from Panama; Mexican fruit fly {A. ludens) in orange from Guatemala and grape- 
fruit, mamey, mango, orange, sapodilla, sapote, sour orange, and sweet lime from 
Mexico; dark fruit fly (A. serpentina) in mamey and sapote from Mexico; A. silv'ai 
(adult) with banana' debris from Panama; Central American fruit fly (A. striata) 
in guava from Mexico; A. suspensa in guava from Cuba and Puerto Rico; Anas- 
trepha sp. in orange and plum from Brazil, mango from Canal Zone, Cuba, and 
Jamaica, mamey from Guatemala, mango and star-apple from Haiti, mango and 
orange from Honduras, apple, avocado, grapefruit, guava, mamey, mango, orange, 
peach, pomegranate, quince, sapote, and sweet lime from Mexico, (adult) with 
banana debris from Panama, guava, mango, and sapodilla from Puerto Rico, and 
mango and sour orange from Trinidad; melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) in cucum- 
ber from Hawaii; Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) in guava from Azores, 
orange from Brazil, Canary Islands, and Union of South Africa, Surinam-cherry 
from Bermuda, quince from Greece, avocado, coffee berry, grape, and mango from 
Hawaii, apple, fig, grapefruit, orange, peach, persimmon, pricklypear, pome- 
granate, quince, sorbe apple, tangerine, and packing material for fruit from Italy, 
grapefruit and orange from Palestine, guava and quince from Portugal, and apple, 
apricot, grape, grapefruit, orange, peach, pear, and packing material for fruit from 
Spain; Ceratitis sp. in grapefruit and in suitcase containing grapefruit from Pales- 
tine; olive fruit fly (Dacus oleae) in olives from Greece and Italy and (adult) in 
package of green olives from Italy; Rhagoletis cerasi (puparium) in an empty fruit 
locker which had contained apples, grapes, and peaches on board a ship from 
Spain; Rhagoletis sp. in black walnut, Crataegus sp., peach, and quince from 
Mexico, and cherry from Spain; papaya fruit fly (Toxotrypana curvicauda) in 
papaya from Panama; trypetid in manzanita and quince from Mexico, mango 
from' Philippines, pomegranate from Puerto Rico, apple from Spain, Kigelia sp. 
and Hapaline sp. (seed) from Union of South Africa, and with Rosa sp. (hip) from 
Mongolia, Rosa sp. (seed) from India and Sweden, Rosa pendulina (seed) from 
Switzerland, globe artichoke (seed) from Italy, mango from Jamaica, and legume 
from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 
INSECTS OTHER THAN FRUIT FLIES 
Acrolepia assectella (Plutellidae) was intercepted in leeks from Belgium, France, 
Germany, Italy, and Spain. The citrus blackfly (Aleurocanthus woglumi) was 
taken on leaves of orange and sour lime from Cuba. Croton from the Federated 
Malay States was infested with Aleuroplatus samoanus (whitefly). Aleyrodes 
azaleae (whitefly) was taken on azalea from England. Pineapples in ship's 
stores from Cuba were infested with Apelma brevis (Ceratopogonidae). Globe 
artichokes from Algeria, England, France, and Italy were infested with Apion 
carduorum (Curculionidae). Aspidiotus transparens (Coccidae) was taken on 
fatsia from China. Baris laticollis (Curculionidae) was intercepted in turnips 
from France and Portugal. Vetch seed from Hungary was infested with the 
vetch bruchid (Bruchus brachialis). The giant sugarcane borer (Castnia licus) 
was found in a conn of Heliconia angustifolia from the Canal Zone. Ceutor- 
hynchus contractus (Curculionidae) infested cauliflower from Italy. C. pleuro- 
stigma (turnip gall weevil) was taken in turnip from Denmark, Germany 
Italy, and Netherlands, radish, rutabaga, and turnip from England, and rutabaga 
and turnip from France. C. quadridens was intercepted in cabbage from Italy 
and turnip from France and Germany. The Asiatic rice borer (Chilo simplex) 
arrived with rice straw from the American Virgin Islands, China, Egypt, India, 
Japan, Philippines, Spain, and Trinidad. Orchids from India were infested 
with Coccus capparidis (Coccidae) . Potatoes from Mexico were infested with the 
i For details of interceptions mentioned in the text see lists under the countries named. 
