1908.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 73. 67 



BOLTON. 



C. E. MACE, Local Superintendent. 



Iii the 4: gypsy moth infestations located by the State scout- 

 ing gang in this town in the spring of 1907 burlaps were freely 

 used during the summer, and but 3 caterpillars found. No egg 

 clusters were found here at the time of the fall inspection. The 

 scouting made by the local superintendent, as time permitted, 

 resulted in finding 7 more egg clusters, which have been treated, 

 and the trees in the vicinity put in proper condition for burlap- 

 ping. The citizens and officials of this town have co-operated 

 in a most excellent manner with the local superintendent. 



BOURNE. 

 HIRAM F. BAKER, Local Superintendent. 



Ten colonies of the gypsy moth were found in this town in 



1907. All trees in the vicinity of each colony were burlapped, 

 and upward of 2,000 caterpillars were killed under the bands 

 during the summer months. In one colony, while the local con- 

 ditions as regards neglected trees, rubbish, etc., were very bad, 

 no caterpillars were taken. The effective work of the local 

 superintendent during the fall months resulted in the finding 

 of 3 infestations, 1 in Sagamore Village, 1 on the State 

 Road at Monument Beach, and 1 on the State Road at Buzzards 

 Bay. Later this work of inspection was supplemented by a 

 thorough examination of the town by a gang of trained State 

 employees, temporarily hired by the local authorities. This 

 inspection, which is now in progress, has resulted in the dis- 

 covery of 3 infestations at Gray Gables. The gypsy moth situa- 

 tion in Bourne will call for a great deal of suppressive work in 



1908. . There should be a general use of burlap in the woods. 

 The usual cutting and general thinning of trees will be required. 

 Only scattering numbers of the brown-tail moth have been found 

 in this town. 



BOXBOROUGH. 



JOHN J. SHERRY, Local Superintendent. 



Excellent work has been done in this town under the effi- 

 cient management of the local superintendent. Early in the 

 year scouts from the central office discovered about 31 gypsy 



