1908.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 73. 97 



MEDWAY. 

 CAPT. FRANCIS H. LEONARD, Local Superintendent. 



The State gang of scouts made a thorough examination of 

 this town during the mouth of December. It was found to be 

 generally infested by the gypsy moth, scattered in small num- 

 bers over the entire area. Here the old orchards are often 

 found infested, and will require much careful attention during 

 the coming year. We have assurance that the necessary work 

 in this town will soon be under way. The scouting of the wood- 

 lands here will be very desirable at an early date. 



MERRIMAC. 

 GILBERT G. DAVIS, Local Superintendent. 



The local forces finished clearing the moths from private 

 property early in the year. The thorough scouting of the town 

 by the employees of the central office showed 12 small new in- 

 festations of 1 or 2 egg clusters each. All the trees in the in- 

 fested sections of the town were burlapped and well attended 

 during the caterpillar season, a small number of insects being 

 taken in a few of the colonies. At the present writing the work 

 of clearing the street trees is in progress, and later the local 

 superintendent will thoroughly examine all private estates for 

 the moths. 



METHUEN. 

 A. H. WAGLAND, Local Superintendent. 



In January and February the work of clearing private estates 

 of the gypsy and brown-tail moths was vigorously prosecuted, 

 and some work done in badly infested orchards, to put them in 

 condition for the caterpillar season. The trees in all infested 

 localities were burlapped, and attended twice a week during the 

 summer season. Spraying operations in the sections where the 

 caterpillars were most abundant gave excellent results. The 

 fall scouting showed a number of new infested localities, but 

 not more than 2 or 3 egg clusters were found in any of them. 

 During the fall months a considerable amount of work was 

 done in old infested orchards, where trees were removed, cavi- 

 ties tinned over or cemented and the brush burned. A large 



