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infested sections spraying with arsenate of lead gave the usual 

 good results. In the important colony in the woodland off 

 Magnolia Avenue, locally known as the Heater Piece, where 

 between 10,000 and 15,000 egg clusters were destroyed a year 

 ago, the cutting of brush, thinning out of the trees and free use 

 of the burlap gave notably good results. Very little expense will 

 be required in this colony during the coming year. Two colo- 

 nies of considerable size were found in the woodland in the late 

 summer, one at Bay View and the other off Magnolia Avenue. 

 Here underbrush has been cut, the trees thinned, and all neces- 

 sary work done to put the colonies in good condition for the use 

 of burlap. At the present writing the street trees have been 

 cleared of moths, and the work of caring for neglected private 

 estates is in progress. We are glad to acknowledge the hearty 

 co-operation of city officials and citizens alike in Gloucester dur- 

 ing the past year. While the moth problem here is still a seri- 

 ous one, it is well under control ; and if the present good work 

 can be continued, the cost of the necessary operations should be 

 notably reduced in the near future. 



LEXINGTON. 

 CORNELIUS WELLINGTON, Local Superintendent. 



This town still continues very seriously infested by the gypsy 

 moth, although a notable gain has been made in reducing the 

 numbers of the insect in sections which have been worked over. 

 The condition of affairs in the woodland at Lexington is com- 

 parable to that existing in Arlington and Medford in 1905. A 

 large number of important gypsy moth colonies are scattered 

 throughout the woods, and, while much good work has been done 

 in preventing the spread of the moths to the roadsides, much 

 more remains to be accomplished. The work in this town has 

 been well handled, and the general directions of the central office 

 have been carefully followed out at all times. Co-operation on 

 the part of the town officials and citizens in general has been 

 constant. At this writing, the trees in the residential sections^ 

 in orchards and along the streets are in good condition as far as 

 the gypsy moth is concerned, although a considerable amount of 

 cleaning on private estates yet remains to be done. 



Following the thorough winter cleaning of the town a con- 



