UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 550 
Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology 
L. O. HOWARD, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
August 9, 1917 
CONTROL OF THE GRAPE-BERRY MOTH 
IN THE ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA 
GRAPE BELT 
By 
DWIGHT ISELY, Scientific Assistant, Deciduous 
Fruit Insect Investigations 
CONTENTS 
Introduction ........ 
Food Plant 
Distribution 
Economic Status ...... 
Summary of Seasonal History and Habits 4 
Page 
1 
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2 
2 
Page 
History of Control Methods ..... 5 
Control Experiments at North East. Pa. 6 
Summary and Recommendations ... 39 
Literature Cited 42 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1917 
