Massachusetts ,. k ~ 



Agricultural Experiment Station 



BULLETIN No. 239 FEBRUARY, 1928 



Cape Cod Cranberry 

 Insects 



By HENRY J. FRANKLIN 



The cranberry is the most important export crop of Massachusetts, with 

 a value of two and one-half to five millions dollars annually. Some 14,000 

 acres are devoted to its culture, most of which would otherwise be waste 

 land. Insects take an annual toll of about one-fifth of the crop. Since 

 the establishment of the Cranberry Station, therefore, a great deal of study 

 has been given to these pests and methods for their control. This bulletin 

 brings together the knowledge cuid experience gained through many years, 

 and presents it in a form readily accessible to cranberry growers. Im- 

 portant features of the bulletin are the colored plates and other illustra- 

 tions showing cranberry insects ini their different stages as well as the 

 various ways in which they injure the plant. 



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