To get the best out of my figs I need to make sure the little insect helps me !

That's why I keep an eye on them.. If all goes well,  next season will be again a good one.

There are plenty of  Mammoni's full of larvae/wasps which soon will be ready to exit and move into the

following Winter crop: the Mamme.

Francisco

Thanks, Francisco.  Is the first and last photo attached both of the mammoni crop but at different stages of maturity?

That's correct Harvey. and from different trees.
Check yours...believe they may show already some mammoni.

On some years we hardly see any,  but the Mamme pop up and get wasps full of eggs..where from ?
Still a mystery!

Francisco

One of these days; I may be able to fully understand the FULL weird/very-complex sex-life of our Ficus.carica (inside-out-inverted) fruit ...

George,

For some reason Nature made it complex and intricate. Whatever you find please tell us about !

Francisco

I forgot to say that the little Mammoni's (second crop) is the only intermediate Caprifig popping out from the leaf axils of the Season branches, like any 'main crop' edible fig! Still no pollen business to share !

The other two crops appear on the wood .

Soon, the Mamme (third crop)  on this season's wood, again no pollen, and

Around coming January, the Profichi (first crop), with plenty of pollen,  also in the 2013 wood.

Francisco

Francisco, my mammoni are not as developed as yours.  The photos below show the profichi fallen to the ground long ago and the mammoni which are still fairly small.  I believe they are not yet receptive to any wasps so their whereabouts are a puzzle.

Harvey,

What you are showing on your two pictures could well be what we see here now!!
Under most caprifigs there are thousands of rotten/dry Profichis from June and on the new growth of this season, the small Mammonis. on the leaf axils just like any edible main crop or 'vindimo' as we call them in Portugal.
Your Mammonis are OK! .. they certainly already are full of larvae of the Blastophaga, slowly developing into the next phase.

They look healthy and judging from their number in that small group of branches you shall have lots of wasps to move into the Mamme's where they will 'oviposit' the eggs for the following generation of insects.

It is very difficult to follow and witness the wasp movements. One has to concentrate sight and keep very attentive, without any distraction.

Francisco

Do the words Mammoni,  Mamme and Profichi mean anything besides different figs?  Is "oni" a suffix and the roots "Mam" related?

Hi Bob, good question !

Old fig hands had imagination... it all has to do with human anatomy to make it easier to spot and understand !?

See, what is the conspicuous difference between Audrey Hepburn and Anita Ekberg ???
..suffix 'oni' goes for a diminutive, small, tiny, 'fried egg type' ...etc (Audrey..)

no suffix, ...spell it strong, heavy, etc--(Anita..)

Mamme is the root word which in several latin languages goes for the popular ....'boobs'

This is what grand dad explained to me...

Francisco

Thanks.  What about Profichi?

means - fruitful
actual Portuguese word : Profícuo

Francisco

Please help me identify this fig is Mammoni or not.

My friend in Granada, Souther part of Spain take photos on 26/8/16

I wonder first picture is common or mammoni?

Under that tree, there are many dry fig on the ground.

I have more pictures different tree

It is the wild fig.