Show pollination by wasps saved california figs the california og fig crop was saved liy by the lie act action 1 on of a fresno f farmer who had aid ou out it GO CO acre fig orchard and who was unable to gather n crop the trees had all all tile lie appearance of health but tile the fruit filled failed to properly develop george C needing was in this predicament ment and to solve tits his difficulty lie he mode made it a trip to smyrna ile he found that it was the custom of the grow growers era there to gather wormy fruit front tile the wild alff 11 trees reps and hang it among the lie culta cultivated trees little wasps from the wormy fruit were vere essential to pollinate tit tim cultivated orchard lie ile imported some of the wild trees and wept went through the same procedure and the effect upon his orchard was vas magical the result Is that the alg growing I 1 industry n Is now cow an important one |