QUARANTINE COLD TREATMENT FOR HAWAIIAN CARAMBOLA FRUIT INFESTED WITH MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT-FLY, MELON FLY, OR ORIENTAL FRUIT-FLY (DIPTERA, TEPHRITIDAE) EGGS AND LARVAE

Cold storage at 1.1 +/- 0.6 degrees C for 12 d was tested as a quarantine treatment against Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann); melon fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett); and oriental fruit fly, B. dorsalis (Hendel), infesting Hawaiian carambola (starfruit), Averrhoa carambola L. Cold storage for 12 d at 1.1 +/- 0.6 degrees C disinfested '-16', 'Golden Star', 'Kajang', 'Kari', 'Kyra', and 'Sri Kembangan' carambolas of Mediterranean fruit fly, melon fly, and oriental fruit fly eggs and larvae, providing Probit 9 quarantine security. Modified fruit infestation and holding techniques used to obtain adequate estimated treated populations from poor host fruits, such as carambola, are described.