4f, GYPSY AND BROAYX-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



MARBLEHEAD. 

 WM. H. STEVENS, 2d, Local Superintendent. 



The work here the past year has been carried on successfully 

 by Mr. Stevens, and at the present writing the condition of the 

 town is much improved over that of last year. 



The cutting and burning of worthless trees, burlapping, spray- 

 ing and winter cleaning operations have been carried on in vari- 

 ous sections of the town. There remains, however, a large 

 amount of work to be done throughout the whole town, but par- 

 ticularly in the northern and western sections, such as the clear- 

 ing up of brush along walls and vacant lots, the removal of 

 manv worthless trees and the closing; with tin of cavities in 



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others. 



There still remain, in the residential section proper, vacant 

 lots here and there, filled with brush and small trees, which 

 form breeding places for the moths, and from them in the past 

 caterpillars have swarmed, to reinfest adjoining property. Im- 

 mediate steps should be taken to clear up all such localities. If 

 this is done before the hatching season, the residential section 

 wdl burlapped and all necessary places sprayed, there should 

 be a notable improvement in the condition of Marblehead an- 

 other season. 



MEDFORD. 

 HARVEY HANSCOM, Local Sup< nut, n<l<nt. 



The condition in Medford has continued to improve during 

 the past year, and there remains but little work preparatory to 

 securing the complete control of the moths here. To one fa- 

 miliar with the badly infested condition of the street trees in 

 lli is city in 190."), the scarcity of gypsy moth egg clusters in 

 the same localities at tins writing is as surprising as it is 

 gratifying. At the present time the winter cleaning is nearly 

 completed, and the work of clearing woodlands is in progress. 

 Early in the year cutting and burning operations, the tinning 

 of cavities in orchard trees and the clearing up of certain 

 wa-te land areas was carried on in connection with the work of 

 destroying egg clusters and nests of the moths on private es- 

 tate-. Later, burlapping, banding with tanglefoot and spraying 

 with insecticides i:;ive most excellent results. As in former 

 years, Gen. S. C. Lawrence, with his large force of trained em- 



