90 (iVl'SV AM) BROWN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



KINGSTON. 



I'AXIKI, WESTOX, Local Snj" rintril< : nt. 



In the orchards infested with the gypsy moth the local super- 

 intendent cut many worthless old trees and cemented holes in 

 others, preparatory to the burlap season. Unfortunately, this 

 preliminary work was not supplemented by other methods 

 equally necessary, such as scraping the bark and removing dead 

 wood. Aliout 500 burlaps were well attended during the cater- 

 pillar season, and more than 4,.">00 larva 1 and pupae taken. 



In the fall the selectmen of the town practically took charge 

 of the work, and spent much time in the field. As a result 

 of their public-spirited efforts, nearly all the town has been 

 scouted, aside from the woodlands, and its condition has be- 

 come quite definitely known. Of the 53 infested estates found 

 prior to June 1, on which in 1906-07 664 egg clusters were 

 destroyed, -'><> were found to be still infested in the fall of 19(7, 

 wiih 749 egg clusters. This inexcusable increase of the moths 

 "ii so many estates may be attributed chiefly to the neglect to 

 apply the approved cleaning methods in the orchards before 

 the hatching of the eggs. 



Only -1 woods colonies are known in Kingston at the present 

 writing, but. it is probable that the woodland is scatteringly 

 infested. The town officials are awake to the -importance of the 

 moth work, and many owners of private estates have done much 

 work in cleaning their orchards and cutting worthless trees. 

 \Vc are assured by the chairman of the board of selectmen that 

 the necessary work of cutting, cementing, trimming and >c rap- 

 ing of trees will be done before the larval season. This will 

 involve a considerable amount of labor during the winter and 

 -prinir. but the work is indispensable if the gypsy moth is to 

 be brought, under control here. 



LAKKYIU.I . 

 S. T. NI:I,S(I\, l.iicnl Sii/n nut' ml* nl . 



Since the linding "I" the ?-ingle egg cluster in 1 !><);>, no form 

 of the g\ p-y moth has been found in the town, but a thorough 

 in-pcc!ioii ,,f the wlmle area will be made prior to May 1, I'.HIS. 



The brown-tail moth in fe-tal ion in Lakeville is very slight. 



