12 .' XM'AI. REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1 
Tabu: ."). Summary of Inspections for u> r Mexican fruitjly ta Texas, fiscal 
year t9S6 
Month 
Premises 
trapped 
Trap in- 
■host 
fruit 
. 
July..- 
Lugust.... 
September 
57 
888 
90] 
1,503 
3,700 
4,474 
130 
592 
584 
542 
500 
522 
704 
429 
420 
528 
523 
8,611 
9,012 
35, 637 
33, 333 

1 
. 
3 
2 
- 
3 
92 
21 

1 
October 
November 

i December. 
2 
January 
February 
March 
April 

28 
May 
65 
June 
10 
Total 
-".'.711 
6,669 
97, 792 
376, 497 
661 
115 
SPRAYING OPERATIONS 
The regular procedure, after a Larval <>r adult infestation is found, is to 
spray the trees on the infested property with a nicotine sulphate-molasses spray. 
Two spray rigs wore kept in operation whenever necessary. The materials were 
used as follows: Nicotine sulphate lT-l'i gallons, molasses 3,505 gallons. Table 
4 gives spraying operations by months, and totals. 
Table 4. 
■Summary of spraying operations for the Mexican fruitfiy in 7 
fiscal year 1936 
Month 
Trees 
sprayed 
Premises 
Material used 
Nicotine 
Mol am i 
October. 
Number 
320 
6,400 
11,702 
4,000 
Number 
1 
L6 
■ 
71 
10 
Gallons 
15.00 
Gallons 
30 
November. .. 
- 
i December.. 
315 
Januarv __ 
February 
1.400 
March 
300 
Total.. 
125 
175.25 
3.505 
SI t DIES OF ALTERNATE hosts 
Since the Inception of this work, studies have been made of the wild fruits 
growing in tins area to determine If anj of them are being used as b< 
Anastrepha iu<i<)ix. These fruits have been examined In tin* field and large 
quantities sent to the laboratory at Harlingen for observation over pupation 
trays. Within the year 1,683 collections were made. With the exception of the 
ering of pupae of A. pollens from Bumelia angustifolia, all results have 
been negative. 
i \i-i i;iM! \ i \i BPB \^ ING 
Experimental spraying work, in cooperation with the Bureaus ol P indus- 
trj and Chemistry and Soils, was continued during r.'.".<'». a tartar emetic spray 
was applied t<> trees on :i leased property according t«« ;i schedule furnished by 
the cooperating bureaus, in addition to making the spraj applications, mem- 
of 'in- projecl picked and shipped fruit for storage and chemical analysis 
and made packing house tests of the fruil for Bpray damage. 
