Massachusetts 

 agricultural experiment station 



Bulletin No. 352 May, 1938 



The Carrot Rust Fly 



By W. D. Whitcomb 



The carrot rust fly is the most destructive insect pest of carrots, an important 

 vegetable crop in Massachusetts. Information about its life history, habits, 

 and methods of control by cultural practices and insecticides, reported herein, 

 should enable carrot growers to avoid serious losses. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST, MASS. 



