1908.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT- -No. 73. 49 



The work done in 1907 in Newton consisted mainly of the 

 winter destruction of egg clusters and the removal of brown-tail 

 moth webs. This work should have been followed up by thor- 

 ough spraying and a liberal amount of burlapping. An impro- 

 vised hand-spraying outfit was used on a few private estates 

 where the trees were being stripped by the caterpillars, but a 

 sufficient amount of spraying was not done in any one locality 

 to make a permanent gain. The winter work of egg destruction 

 now in progress at the present time should be followed up with 

 the cutting and cleaning of all woodland colonies throughout 

 the city, the removal of worthless fruit and ornamental trees 

 and the tinning over of cavities in orchards. There are many 

 badly infested stone walls which should be burned out as soon 

 as the eggs have hatched, while burlapping will be required 

 generally throughout the city. In the woodland colonies, which 

 are now of notable size, the use of sticky bands will be needed, 

 and a. thorough spraying should be made of all infested prop- 

 erty throughout the city. This is a large program, and one 

 which will call for large expenditures. Had it been possible to 

 get the needed work done in 1907, the cost would have been 

 much less. Conditions must be met as they exist, and nothing 

 but the most thorough-going measures, persistently followed up, 

 will suffice to check the multiplication of the gypsy moth in 

 Newton. The local superintendent has handled the work here 

 to good advantage as far as his resources permitted, but his 

 efforts have been repeatedly hampered by lack of funds at 

 critical periods. 



PEABODY. 

 JAMES F. CALLAHAN, Local Superintendent. 



The good quality of work which has characterized the efforts 

 against the gypsy moth in this town in the past has been in 

 evidence at all times during the year just closing. By the 

 middle of April the central part of the town was thoroughly 

 cleared of the moths, and before the caterpillars hatched, prac- 

 tically all the residential district and street trees had been 

 thoroughly worked over and a large amount of brush cutting 

 and burning in the infested districts had also been done. Sticky 

 bands and burlaps were generally used throughout the town, 

 and carefully attended during the caterpillar season. Spraying 



