IQ AXM AL KKI'OKTS OF I )i:i'A liTMKNT OF AGUK 'ULTURE, 1937 
Tahlk 3. — Field ins^Hctionn in Ttxas, finvai yrnr J'J37 
Month 
July 
Aupiist 
September 
October 
November 
December 
January 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June 
Total or average 
Grove 
Inspec- 
tions 
665 
323 
654 
8.386 
14. 137 
13.664 
12. 749 
13, 151 
8. 570 
1, 72S 
3S 

73, 965 
Premises 
trapped 
511 
501 
480 
381 
269 
304 
321 
334 
311 
203 
o47 
672 
394 
Traps 
operated 
9. 007 
8.995 
8.616 
6. 300 
5.099 
5. 749 
5. 947 
5. 952 
5,836 
5. 695 
6.489 
7,819 
6,792 
Trnp in- 
spections 
made 
34,232 
34,781 
27. 075 
17.513 
18. 672 
22.722 
20. 725 
19. 430 
23. 728 
22.001 
23. ^58 
33. 557 
Trees df- 
<troyed 
297.694 
253 
02 
ACTIVITIES IN MEXICO 
'LiU'f^c quantities of various kinds of fruit aro sliippcd roi?ularly from the 
interior of :Moxieo to the border. Frequently part of tliis fruit is infested with 
fruitiiy larvae. In preceding years larval infestations have developed in local 
hosts in tlie border towns. To reduce infestations in Mexico and prevt nt their 
spreading to Texas groves, one inspector and one laborer are stationed at 
JNIatamoros to collect infested fruit and operate traps. The success of this 
phase of the work is proved by the fact that in spite of the wormy fruit being 
sold there, no larval infestations have been detected in any fruit produced in 
Matamoros during the last 4 years. Traps are operated continuously, and 
whenever adults are taken, poison .spray is applied to the trees. 
Table 4 shows the number of adults and larvae taken in Mexico during the 
year. 
Table 4. — Adults of /Uiastrepha spp. trapped and larvae of the same 'collected 
in Mexico, fiscal year 1937 
Location 
Adults trapped 
Larvae collected in imported fruit 
Anas- 
trepha 
ludens 
Anas- 
trepha 
serpen- 
tina 
Anas- 
trepha 
acidusa 
Anas- 
trepha 
striata 
Anas- 
trepha 
specii s 
y 
Anas- 
trepha 
pollens 
Anas- 
trepha 
ludens 
Anat- 
trepha 
serpen- 
tina 
Anas- 
trepha 
acidusa 
Anas- 
trepha 
striata 
Matamoros 
18 
12 



3 
1 

2 
1 


1 


10 
2 
136 
3,498 


196 


3,057 


60 


Reynopa 
Reynosa brush 
Total 
30 
3 
3 
1 
1 
148 
3,498 
196 
3,057 
50 
ROAD TRAFFIC INSPECTION 
Two road .stations were operated on the main liighways le.iding from the 
regulated area. The i)er.sonnel of these stations insixM'ted all vehicles and 
conliscated fruit moved in violation of (piarantine regulations. The fruit pass- 
ing tlie.se two stations approxinial(Ml rt.dOO carlots. ( 'ontiscat ions totaled 456 
lots of fruit. In only a few cases did it ajipear that the drivers of vehicles 
from which this fruit was taken were attiMiipting to viol.itt* (luarantine regula- 
tions. In only one case were charges 111(^1 and a tiiu' assessed. 
SHIPMENT OF FRUIT 
The commercial liiiil in-oduced in the Kio Grande Valley increased from 
0,447 e(juivalent carlots for i;);>rv-,^(» to 30.701 equivalent carlots for r.)3r>-37. 
This increa.sed i»ro<Iuction taxed the j)acking and sliippiiig f.Mcilities of the 
Industry as well as the inspection force on this i)roject to certify it for sliip- 
