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the cotton stainer, Dysdercua wndreae L., was taken on this plant as well as 
on some unknown hosts. Fifty percent of the leaves of papaya were in- 
fested with Trialcurodcs variabilis Q., and larvae of a species of Tineidae were 
also found in this fruit. The leaves of melon, okra, and many unknown plants 
were attacked by Pponoderes qiuuhimaculatus Guer. Twenty-five percent of 
the leaves of rose apple were seriously affected by the following scale insects : 
Vinsonia stellifera Westw., Coccus acuminatum Sign., and C. mangi ferae Green. 
About the electric light at the hotel were many well-known pests such as 
Anomala sp., Dvnoderus mluutus Fab., Xyleborus confusus Eich., Cyclocephala 
sp., IAgyrus jurcucus Fab., Strategus titanus Fab., Protoparoe jamaicensis 
Browne, Xylophancs tersa L., etc. 
Republic of Haiti 
Heavy rains and floods greatly hampered the work in the field and made it 
practically impossible to reach outlying districts in Haiti at the time of the 
survey, June 19-July 10, 1931. With the aid of airplanes furnished by the 
United States Marine Corps, motor boats by the Garde d'Haiti, and by hiring 
automobiles and horses, however, the following districts were visited : Port au 
Prince and vicinity, Pthor, Petionville, Kenscoff, Damien, Leogane, Miragoane, 
Jeremie, Marfranc, Aux Cayes, St. Marc, Cap Haitien, Limbe, Plaisance, and 
Milot. 
Host fruits and vegetables were unusually scarce at the time of this survey ; 
nevertheless some of these in a susceptible stage of maturity were found in the 
field and in the various public markets. Following is a list of those encoun- 
tered : Bananas, plantains, several varieties of mangoes, guavas, hog plums, 
sapodillas, passion fruit, bitter oranges, a few sweet oranges, rose apples, akee, 
cashew fruits, bitter almonds, breadfruit, some immature soursops as well as 
other Annonas, coffee berries, grapefruit, star-apples, peaches, grapes, apples, 
etc. Vegetables seen were tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, lima and 
string beans, chickpeas, squashes, etc. 
Larvae of Anastreplia spp. were taken in mangoes, guavas, yellow hog plums, 
passion fruit (granadilla), and rose apples. Adults of Ana&trepha acidusa were 
reared from larvae taken in mangoes and yellow hog plums. Adults of A. su£- 
pcnsa Lw. were reared from the yellow hog plum and collected on leaves and 
fruit of mango, hog plum, and rose apple, and adults of A. acidusa were taken 
on mango and hog plum. Larvae of the papaya fruit fly, Toxotrypana curvi- 
cauda, were found in 50 percent of the papayas examined. 
Noteworthy among injurious insects other than fruit flies taken were the 
following: Larvae of a species of Curculionidae in 5 percent of the sapodillas 
examined; Bephrata cubcnsis in 5 percent of the seeds of soursop ; larvae of 
species of Stenoma. Olethreutidae, Blastobasidae, and Mothonica oceUea Forbes 
in 20 percent of the genips. There was also found to be a loss of 20 percent 
of the bean plants due to attacks by Nezara viridula and Acrosternum margina- 
tum Pal. B. Specimens of Diaprcpcs qiuidrivittatus Olivier were taken on foliage 
of fig, geranium, and globe artichoke. Leptoglossus gonagra Fab. and L. stigma 
Herbst were noted puncturing the fruit of guava. and Loxa viridis Pal. B. was 
taken while sucking the juice of mango. 
Dominican Republic 
Recent storms and excessive rains having flooded rivers and washed out 
many bridges, it was necessary to confine the survey to the eastern part of 
the Dominican Republic. However, considerable territory was covered July 
12-21, 1931, along the southern coast and northwestward through the great 
valley of Santiago, including the following districts : Santo Domingo and vicin- 
ity. Mella, San Isidro, Jaina, San Cristobal, Bani, Azua, Bonao, Rincon, La Vega, 
Moca, Santiago, and Pena. The storms had also seriously interfered with the 
normal development of the tropical fruit crops, particularly mangoes, which were 
found to be very scarce. Ordinarily this fruit would have been very abundant 
at this season of the year. Other fruits were also very scarce and when en- 
countered proved to be far more immature than would have been the case under 
normal climatic conditions. 
The following fruits in a susceptible stage of maturity were examined in the 
field and in the various public markets of the districts visited: Plantains, 
bananas, guavas, mangoes, yellow hog plums, sweet oranges, sour oranges, 
