1310 THE FRUIT INDUSTRY ITS NEW YORK STATE 



of the berries by the second brood of caterpillars. The loss to the 

 grower occurs, first, by the loss of fruit; and, secondly and most 

 important, through the marring of the clusters of grapes intended 

 for table use and the cost of labor to pick out all worthless fruit. 



FIG. 450. INJURY TO FRUIT BY LARVAE OF THE GRAPE-BERRY 

 MOTH, SHOWING SAME CLUSTER AS IN FIG.. 449 AFTER INFESTED 

 FRUIT HAS BEEN REMOVED 



Figs. 449 and 450 illustrate this point. The damage is very 

 irregular, usually being most severe near woodland. In such 

 areas often as much as 50 per cent of the fruit is destroyed. 



