Massachusetts 

 agricultural experiment station 



Bulletin No. 409 October, 1943 



The Grape Plume Moth 



With Notes on Other Pests of Grapes 

 in Massachusetts 



By W. D. Whitcomb, Wm. E. Tomlinson, Jr., and E. F. Guba 



Part 1 reports for the first time the complete life history and control by dor- 

 mant spraying of the Grape Plume Moth, an obnoxious pest in home vineyards 

 in eastern Massachusetts. 



Part II describes briefly other insects and diseases likely to attack grapes 

 and includes a complete spraying and dusting schedule tor their control. 



MASSACHUSETT STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST, MASS. 



