8 
ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPAETMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 193 
It will be noted thai the figures in table 2 cover only the 6-month p 
nlng January I, 1935. The few Infected nurseries found in this work 
consisted chiefly of abandoned plantings, which were destroyed, and there were 
no indications that Infected stock had been shipped from such i 
Tabu 2. — Citrus canker inspections, January J to -June 
Counties 
ishes in- 
spected 
rtfee 
Tr.-. - Ins] 
State 
In- 
spected 
Infected 
Grove 
and 
dooryard 
doncd 
stock 
:na. . 
Number 
2 
3 
9 
Number 
301 
952 
4,165 
Number 



31 
Number 
13, 698 
294, 632 
Number 

95, 239 
- 
Number 

606 
Number 
:u 



Texas 
6.334 
Total 
20 
5,961 
31 
368, 310 
288,350 
606 
121, 134 
MEXICAN FRUIT FLY CONTROL 
ENLARGEMENT OF REGULATED AREA 
On account of finding infested grapefruit near Falfurrias in March 1935, 
Brooks County, Tex., was added to the regulated area. The order putting this 
county under the regulations of Quarantine No. 64 was promulgated March 19. 
One infested sour orange was also found at Premont. Jim Wells County. 
about 8 miles north of Falfurrias. In view of the fad that there is practically 
no fruit in tins locality, Jim Wells County was not included in the regulated 
area. 
INFESTATIONS IN TEXAS 
ADULTS 
By the use of traps in groves and brush, adult Anastrepha ludens Loew were 
trapped during 7 months of the fiscal year 1935. The first fly was taken neat- 
San Benito on November 26. In December ] 1 more were taken in five districts, 
and in January 142 were submitted for identification from all districts of 
the regulated area except Mercedes and Kaymondville. During February, 
March, April, and May the number of adults trapped was steadily reduced 
until June. In that month none was taken. The total for the year was 
371 adults taken on 179 premises. The total includes 23 adults trapped in 
Starr. Webb, and Brooks Counties from 7 premises. The number of adult 
A. ludens taken in the valley proper represents an increase of 69 specimens 
over the previous year. There was, however, a decrease of in premises found 
infested for 1934-35. Adults wen' trapped at some time during the year in 
all districts except Kaymondville. 
Trapping outside the lower Rio Grande Valley revealed thai several species 
of fruit hies were present in Brooks, Starr, Zapata, and Webb Counties. In 
these counties, 2'.\ A. ludens; l A. serpentina Wied. ; »'> .t. sp. v.- 4 A. fraterculus 
Of various authors, and '22 1 1. pattens Coq. were taken in traps. Although 
only Brooks County h;>s been added to the regulated area, trapping operations 
were carried on In the other counties named in order to determine whether 
farther enlargement of the regulated area might be nec essa ry. 
in the fall of 1983 a severe Gulf Btorm struck this area. This storm stripped 
immense quantities of fruit from the trees and in that \ear the higb record 
for I. ludens trapped came in March. This past year the higb record came in 
January and lacked One specimen of equaling the higb Of the previous March. 
There were 2 freezes In 1935, i on January 21 and the other on February 
2<\. Doubtless these abnormal weather conditions affected the February catch 
considerably, as the total dropped from i pj dn- January to 12 for February. 
On a basis of each 1,000 trap inspections made, there were 0.48 more t. 
ludens trapped from January through June In 1935 than in the corresponding 
period of the previous year. 
The total number of adults of inastrepha ludens trapped within this period 
is shown in table 3. 
