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following districts : Roseau and vicinity, Mount Joy, Sylvania, Belfast, St. 
Joseph, the Layou River Valley, Point Michel, Geneva, and Grand Bay. Auto- 
mobiles were used as far as rond conditions would allow, but it was necessary to 
travel on foot to many of the fields. 
The yellow hog plum was the most abundant ripe fruit available, while 
guavas were rapidly maturing. Other fruits seen and examined were bananas, 
plantains, limes, breadfruit, avocados, soursops, cherimoyas, golden apples, 
mangoes, oranges, tangerines, shaddocks, grapefruit, Java plums, sapodillas, 
pomeracs, papayas, akee, and carambolas. Vegetables seen were tomatoes, 
peppers, okra, dasheens, yams, sweetpotatoes, onions, etc. 
Examinations made in the field and at public markets revealed infestations of 
Anastrepha sp. at nine different localities in Dominica. A total of 953 larvae 
of Anastrepha sp. were found in guavas and yellow hog plums, and 191 adults 
of Anastrepha acidusa were collected on guava, bitter almond, Inga laurina, 
mango, Acacia sp., and yellow hog plum. One adult of another fruit fly, viz, 
Acrotaenia sp., was also taken on guava. 
Among the important injurious insects other than fruit fly encountered were 
the following : Larvae of a species of Olethreutidae and specimens of Platynota 
rostrana Walk, in citrus fruits, Diaprepes abbreviatus and Lachnopus sp. on 
citrus, and Bephrata maculicollis Cam. in seeds of soursop. 
Barbados, British West Indies 
Splendid and abundant roads on the island of Barbados made it possible to 
carry the survey (Sept. 23-Oct. 1, 1931) into its remotest corners and reaching 
into every parish from St. Lucy, St. Peters, and St. Andrews in the north, 
through St. James, St. Thomas, St. Joseph, St. Michael, and St. John in the 
center of the island, as well as Christ Churr-h and St. Philip in the south. 
Host fruits and vegetables were more scarce in Barbados than in any of the 
other West Indian islands visited, and the survey was greatly extended in 
search of same. The yellow hog plum was the most abundant, but the following 
were also seen in small quantities : Chili plums, golden apples, breadfruit, 
clammy cherries, guavas, mangoes, immature avocados, soursops, cherimoyas, 
mamey apples, Barbados cherries, oranges, limes, grapefruit, shaddocks, 
bananas, and bitter almonds. Vegetables encountered were tomatoes, okra, 
peppers, cucumbers, squashes, eddoes, sweetpotatoes, yams, etc. Careful exami- 
nation of these products revealed no evidence of fruit-fly infestation. 
Noteworthy among the injurious insects other than fruit fly taken in Barbados 
were the following: SitophiJus linearis Herbst in 15 percent of the tamarind 
seeds still in the pod; Diaprepes abbreviatus on cassava plants; larvae of 
species of Plusia and Anomis in ]5 percent of the pods of black-eyed peas; 
larvae of a species of Tineidae in yams, 20 percent of which were also infested 
with the scale Targionia hartii Ckll. ; larvae of a species of Noctuidae on okra 
plants and leaves showing a 50 percent loss, and such well-known injurious 
insects as Ligyrus tumulosus, Xylophanes tersa, etc., about the electric light in 
the hotel. 
St. Vincent. British West Indies 
This island, beiDg quite mountainous and heavily forested, provided much 
poorer roads and transportation facilities than most of the other West Indian 
islands. In spite of this handicap and torrential rains, however, the following 
points were visited on October 1-6. 1931 : Wallilabou, Bellisle, Barrouallie, Mt. 
Wynne, Rutland Vale Village, the Buccament River Valley, Pembroke, Ques- 
tells, Kingstown and vicinity, Calliaqua. the Marriaqua River Valley, Akers, 
the Yambu River Valley, Sans Souci, Colonaire, Georgetown, Waterloo, Orange 
Hill, Overland Village, and Owia. 
There was a comparative scarcity of host fruits present at the time of this 
survey. Guavas were the most abundant fruit found, and the following were 
seen in small quantities : Yellow hog plums, breadfruit, bananas, cherimoyas, 
soursops, avocados, chili plums, golden apples, papayas, oranges, tangerines, 
limes, bitter almonds, nutmeg fruits, two species of figs, Governor plums, etc. 
Vegetables seen were tomatoes, peppers, okra, cucumbers, squashes, eddoes, 
sweetpotatoes, yams, etc. With the exception of guavas, limes, yellow hog 
plums, breadfruit, and bitter almonds, the hosts seen were very immature. 
Very careful examination of products in the public market at Kingstown 
iis well as in the field revealed no evidence of fruit-fly attack. A striking 
