The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22
TO CHECK THE GRAPEVINE WORM
The State Entomologist Sends Comfort 70
the Chautauqua Grape Belt.


A new and formidable beast appeared
recently in the Chautauqua grape belt
in this State and is playing hob with the
grape vines. 1t travelled here. II is sup
posed, from Ohio. leaving plenty Of ns
kindred behind, to the sorrow OF the grape
growers in that State. on whom 1t has In
hicted losses which in the aggregate amount
TO many thousands OF dollars.
They call the thing the grapevine root
worm. II has a longer scientific name.
but its English equivalent Is quite good
enough. or tad enough. for the vineyard
proprietors. II bores through the SOL
ana attacks the roots OF the vines. so that
in q very short time a promising vineyard
IL left waste Of dead and dying brush.
Ia the West the vineyard men have been
utterly powerless 10 stay the ravages OF
this pest. and in the Chautauqua Valley.
in this State. the keenest apprehension
as to whether it's advance could he checked
WAS felt when II first appeared here. Dr'
Y. p. Felt the State Entomologist has,
however. teen invest eating the insect, and
the results Of his observations, which have
just been made public, show that u the
I-st ~ tackled scieui ideally over . Woe
area, as will undoubtedly be done there
u every prospect u controlling the J"-t
an, ssc,ifing as goo q crop o. s'Aps "o"
The invest igations ~ Dr. Felt and his
assistants have resulted Ia determining
q nunlsr u new facts concerning ths
Insect. which have an important bearing
on 'hods Of controlling Ihen 9tsai.
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another stage Ia the lie ~ the Insect re-
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