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trees were trimmed and the cavities closed with tin, while later 

 burlaps were used to intercept the caterpillars, but not one was 

 taken during the summer. A thorough scouting of this town 

 by trained men should be made before a correct opinion of its 

 condition as regards the gypsy moth can be formed. 



HOPKINTON. 

 SAMUEL SMITH, Local Superintendent. 



The usual winter and spring work of removing the brown- 

 tail moth webs and creosoting gypsy moth egg clusters occupied 

 the attention of the small force employed in this town during 

 the winter and early spring, and the necessary work of tinning 

 cavities in orchard trees and of thinning and brush cutting was 

 carried on. The burlaps received satisfactory attention during 

 the season, caterpillars being found in nearly every colony. The 

 section so cared for during the summer was in very good condi- 

 tion at the time of the fall inspection, but some 10 small ad- 

 ditional infestations were located, the one on the shore of 

 Whitehall Pond being of serious importance, since 376 egg 

 clusters were destroyed there. The general condition of this 

 town, so far from the central infested district, is a serious one, 

 and much good work must be done here to hold the gypsy moth 

 in check. 



HUDSON. 

 JOHN E. WALSH, Local Superintendent. 



By the middle of April the winter work of clearing street 

 trees and those on private estates in the residential district 

 was completed, and during May much attention was given to 

 trimming, cementing and tinning infested orchard trees pre- 

 paratory to burlapping. Burlaps were freely used and well 

 cared for during the summer, with the result that a large num- 

 ber of caterpillars were destroyed. In the late summer scout- 

 ing operations and the general work of clearing up infested 

 roadsides and orchards was in progress. A number of new 

 gypsy moth infestations were found as a result of the fall scout- 

 ing, none of them being of notable size. At this writing the 

 work of removing brown-tail moth webs and creosoting gypsy 

 moth nests is in progress. During 1908 a general burlapping 



