BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLAXT QUARANTIXK 
Table 3. — Anastrepha ludens trapped in Texas, fiscal year 198, 
District 
Adults 
Prem- 
ises 
District 
Adults 
Prem- 
ises 
55 
32 
16 
97 
54 
31 
6 
22 
33 
19 
11 
29 
12 
21 
5 
14 
Harlingen 
12 
13 
10 
12 
11 
9 
San Benito 
10 
9 
Falfurrias. .. 
1 
Starr and Webb Counties... 
Total 
6 
371 
179 
La Feria - 
LARVAE 
Infested fruit was found in six districts from Weslaco westward to Mission. 
The first larvae were discovered in February and the last were found during 
the clean-up in April. There were 30 premises involved in larval findings. This 
number includes 1 premise at Premont, Jim Wells County, and 2 premises near 
Falfurrias, Brooks County. The detailed larval findings are listed in table 4. 
Table 4. — Infestations of Anastrepha ludens in Texas, fiscal year 1935 
District 
Larvae 
taken 
Premises 
District 
Larvae 
taken 
Premises 
Number 
269 
71 
7 
300 
30 
Number 
10 
2 
2 
6 
3 
Number 
41 
42 
Number 
4 
Falfurrias and Premont 
Total 
1 3 
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo... . 
760 
30 
» Infested fruit found in packing house at Falfurrias traced to 1 premise. This included in 3 infestations 
in Falfurrias and Premont district. 
OTHEK FRUIT FLIES 
By the use of traps the occurrence of nine other trypetids aside from 
Anastrepha ludens has been disclosed. Of these A. pattern occurs in largest 
number and is known to confine its attack to fruits of certain noneconomic 
native shrubs. A few specimens of the papaya fruit fly Toxotrypana curvi- 
cauda, Gerst. have been captured, but the species has no economic significance 
under valley conditions. The other 7 species have not been found infesting 
fruit and comparatively little is known of their habits ; 4 of them represent 
undescribed species. Of the better known species, A. serpentina was taken 96 
times in traps rather generally over the entire area ; 179 specimens of A. frater- 
cuius were taken, also generally distributed; and 4 adults of A. striata were 
taken from Edinburg, Mission, and McAllen districts. 
COLLECTIONS OF SPECIMENS 
During the year 30,790 specimens were submitted to the Harlingen.. Tex., 
laboratory for identification. This total includes all the specimens sent in by 
inspectors, both in Texas and Mexico, but does not include many larvae 
collected in Matamoros and turned over to the Mexican Inspector Cor rearing 
purposes and transmittal to Mexico City. 
GENERAL INSPECTIONS 
Tart of the general duties of the inspection force is grove Inspection tor 
infested fruit, and unsanitary conditions in the proves; tree-to-tree inspection 
on final clean-up; trap operations, and removal of alternate host-fruit trees and 
fruit. This work is carried on throughout the year. During the past year 
37,907 grove inspections were made. Traps were examined 331,635 times on 
3,474 premises, and 104 alternate host-fruit trees were destroyed on 36 proper- 
ties with the consent of the owners. 
