CATCHING THE FRUIT FUY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 111, 3 February 1908, Page 2

CATCHING THE FRUIT FUY.

TIIE AUCKLAND OUTBREAK. ' 1 A THEORY AS TO ITS ORIGIN. Our Auckland correspondent telegraphs that'in.'tho. infected' orchard at Dcvonport the^fruit>has-' been- placed'.at the,entire 'disposal of, the, rD'fp'artnierit. Mr. Boucher,'the poniologlst, .states that; a careful examination makes it evidoiit that there are still flies on: the ilittsiitioir'is '.Wrfetain the fruity which, is 'of,.a_class_'attractiye to the fly, with a view to inducing the insects at latgo, to ; deposit their.- eggs ,there: witnout going further afield. •' . ; 'Asked as'-.toi,the probable j cause of .the introduction:-of .'th? . lly in .the district, - Mr. Bouoher, said ..it,' was likely' enough that infection.had ocourrod; through someone on board an. incoming steamer throwing infected' fruit overboard. " The owiier •of the garden informed me l ''v.he. continued, " that it : is no uncommon thing to find ,an occasional orange, or other fruit washed up on the beach; It is possible that, children finding such fruit mijjbt carry/it inland soriie,distance and, on-finding it decayed, .-'throw, it: away." V : '