Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-17
MEDITERRANEAN
fruit FLY AND
THE Melon FLY

The fact has been determined by
the secretary of agriculture. and no
tee is hereby given. that there exists
in the territory of Hawaii a dangerous
insect infestatiOn, new to and not
heretofore widely prevalent or lis
t.ibuted within and throughout III"
mainland Of the United States, by t"0
insects. tO-wit: the Mediterranean
fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata) and the
melon fly tDacus cucurbitac).
Now, therefore, I. David F. Houston
secretary of agriculture, under the au-
thority conferred by section OF the
2Ct approved August 90, 1912. known
as the plant quarantine act (37 L. S.
statutes at large, page 1850. do here
by quarantine the territory OF Hawaii
as infested by the Mediterranean fruit
(ly and the melon fly and do prohibit
the movement from the territory of
Hawaii into or through any state,
territory or district of the United
States other than Hawaii of any fruit
or vegetable upon which the Mediter-
ranean fruit fly or the melon fly
breeds, or which, from proximity of
growth or the requirements Of pack
ing and shipping, may carry !nfesta
ton. including:
Alligator pears, bananas, carambl-
las, Chinese ink berries. Chinese
oranges, Chinese plums, coffee Der
ries, cucumbers. damson, plums, euge
Mas, figs, grapes, grapefruit, green
peppers. guavas, kamani nuts, kum-
quats. lines, loquats, mangoes, mock
oranges, mountain apples, melons, Ma
tai or kafir plums, oranges, papayas,
peaches, persimmons, pineapples, rose
apples, prickly pears, star apples,
string beans, squashes, tomatoes
Except that bananas and pineapples
may be moved from the territory of
Hawaii in manner or method or under
conditions prescribed in the regula-
tions of the secretary of agriculture
hereinafter made and amendments
thereto.
The foregoing quarantine shall be-
come and be effective, and Quaran-
tine No. 2, issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture
September IS, 1912, entitled "Medi-
terranean Fruit Fly" shall cease to
be effective, on and after May /, 1914.
Regulations.
Regulation l., Fruits and Veget-
ables Prohibited. No fruits or yeget-
ables upon which the Mediterranean
fruit fly (Ceratitis capitataJ or the
melon fly (Daeus cucurbitae) breed,
of which, from proximity of growth or
the requirements of packing and ship
ping, may carry infestation, except
bananas and pineapples, shall be
moved from the territory of Hawaii
into or through any other state, ter
ritory or district of theUnited States.
Regulation q, Bananas and Pine
apples. No bananas or pineapples
shall be moved from the territory of
Hawaii into or through any other
state, territory or district of the Uni
ted states, unless they shall have been
inspected by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, pronounce
free from infestation by the Medit9r-
ranean fruit fly and the melon Fly.
and certified and marked in corAp!i-
ance with these regulations.
Regulation 3. Application for In.
spection. Persons intending to move
bananas or pineapples from the terri
tory of Hawaii into or through any
other state, territory or district Of the
United States, shall make application
for inspection thereof as far as pos
sible in advance of the probable date
of shipment. The application should
show the quantity of bananas or pine
apples which it is proposed to move. ;
together with their exact location and
the contemplated date Of shipment
Blanks on which to make appl;ca.
ton for inspection or for permits will
be furnished, upon request. by the
United States department of agricul-
ture, bureau of entomology, King
street, Honolulu.
Repatriation f. Certification of Ship
ments. Bananas and pineaDples shall
not be moved from the territory of Ha-
vail into or through any other state, |
territory or district Of the United |
States, by cars, boats or other vehicles |
Mess eacn shipment is accompanied |
BY certificate issued by an inspector
Of the United States department Of !
agriculture showing that such fruits /
ave been inspected by said depart |!
nent and pronounced free from infes-
tation by the Mediterranean fruit fly
and the melon fly. The inspection Ger. +
tificates shall accompany the way
bills, conductors manifests, memoir |
inda or bills of lading pertaining t.. ;
'dch shipments. {
The inspection certificate will not be- !
Ssued until an authorized represent
atitve OF the federal horticultural
toard shall have determined. by adj
luate inspection. that the banana or
plantation on which the in
'pccted fruits were produced is free e..
rom infestatiOn. and from contiguous
sources Of infestatiOn, by the Nedi-
orranean fruit fly and the melon fly.
Certificates of inspection will issue
'nIy for fruits which have been act
tally inspected by the United States
department Of agriculture. and the
Use Of such certificates in connection
With fruits which have not been so in
pectHd is prohibited
Inspection and certificatiOn requir-
d by these regulations will be fur