KU (iVI'SV AND l',KO\YN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



Swan Pond Road and Central Street. A large 'amount of road- 

 -ide thinning and brush cutting has been done, while in the 

 northern part of the town about 20 acres of infested woodland 

 have hem thinned and put in proper condition for next season's 

 operations. During the season of 1908 a very vigorous cam- 

 paign mn>t be made against the moth pests in the woods, in 

 order to prevent serion- stripping of the trees by the caterpil- 

 lars. 



NORTHBRIDGE. 



A thorough scouting was made of this town in the latter part 

 of I lecember, and a single infestation of the gypsy moth was 

 found in the Wliit in<ville district. This will be properly dealt 

 with by the local authorities. 



NORWKLL. 

 Jonx II. Si'AKKKi.i., Local Superintend' 



The town of Xnrwell, like Hanover, contains a large number 

 of npple orchards in which are many worthless or neglected 

 tn -notorious breeding places for the gypsy moth. The 

 on-hard work against the moths, comprising the usual scraping, 

 trimming and cementing, done by the local superintendent, has 

 been of good quality. In addition many worthless trees have 

 been summarily disposed of by fire and the axe. 



Ahout 4,000 yards of burlap were used in the town last sum- 

 mer, and a lar^e niimher of caterpillars were killed. As the 

 re-nlt of a careful scouting last fall, there were on December 15 

 10!) known colonies of the gypsy moth. There still remain to 

 be looked over some infested territory in the western part of 

 'lie town, and the wooded area to the north and south of Grove 

 Street and west of Prospect Street. 



The woods problem is also a serious one in Norwell. In its 

 northern portion the town is extensively wooded, and several 

 iryp-y moth infe-tat ions are already known there in the section 

 we-i of Propped Street. One of these, situated north of Grove 

 6 'eet, not fa i- fr-in the Ilingham line, was discovered by Chair- 

 man Alphens Thomas of the board of selectmen. The light in- 

 festation here extended over several acres, much of which was 

 pine wood- of iM.nd si/e. Thoe trees arc now being cut by the 

 owner. To the south of (irove Street fheiv is another similar 

 infestation, and the pine-; here will also lie cut and marketed. 



