GYPSY AM) BKOWN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



i:il- in i:eneral, the badly infected orchards have been well 

 ,1 i'..r, and a great deal of excellent work in the way of tin- 



niiiir and cementing cavities has been done. 



The woodland colonies are in a serious condition as regards 



the number of moths found. The work of thinning has been 



mostly d.-nr. and at the present time the general winter work 

 n.-t the moths is in progress. 

 N. -\t season's campaign should include considerable spraying 



and burlapping throughout the town, particularly the thorough 



-praving of woodland colonies. 



AMESBUKT. 



A. L. STOVER, Local Superintendent. 



The winter work was done thoroughly here, and at the open- 

 ing of -prim: private estates, street trees and orchards had been 

 thoroughly cleared of gyp*y and brown-tail moths. Burlaps 

 were applied and attended in all places where gypsy moth egg 

 clu-ters were found, and spraying gave excellent results wher- 

 r u.-ed. In the badly infested section near the Chain bridge, 

 whore thousands of caterpillars were killed last year, but a very 

 Hnall number were taken during the burlapping in 1907. In 

 all places where the burlapping was used but little work will be 

 re. | u i red before the next burlapping season. Good work has 

 n dour in repairing a large number of badly infested orchard 

 tree-, while the cutting of worthless trees and brush along in- 

 d road-ide- will greatly aid in controlling the moths in this 

 to\\n. The work of clearing both kinds of the moths from street 

 - now in pri" 



ANDOVER. 



I. II. l'i. \viniN-, Local SII/K rinti ndcnt. 



In the re-idential sections, where the gypsy moth was found 



la-t winter ;m,l -pring, the trees were burlapped and well at- 



ded during tin- caterpillar season. In these sections an im- 



' f ahout .".it per rent. o\ , r the conditions of last year 



led. When- the moth colonies occurred on the road- 



the l>ru<h w:i- cut ami hurned. and the remaining shade 



>Ul in jir. u.lition f,, r tin- -nninier's work. In the 



'here h;is lii-.-n a enn-ideriililf. increase of gypsy 



\vn by the resnll of the fall scouting. In the south 



