7; CVl'SV AND I'> KM) \VN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



DRACUT. 

 R. D. COBURX, Local Superintendent. 



The gypsy moth has increased in the eastern part of this 

 town, the worst infestations being on Methuen Street. An im- 

 portant orchard colony also occurs on the property of B. A. 

 Cliff, near the ]S T ew Hampshire line. 



Following the winter cleaning of the trees, which was con- 

 fined to orchards and roadsides, a considerable amount of bur- 

 lap was used, with good results. In this town a great deal 

 of excellent work has been done in cutting brush along infested 

 roadsides and in repairing decayed and neglected orchards, thus 

 doing away with many hiding places of the moths. The work 

 of scouting, burning brush and destroying gypsy and brown-tail 

 moth nests is now in progress. As in other towns in this sec- 

 tion, the orchard problem is a serious one, and in addition the 

 woodlands require a very thorough scouting at the earliest pos- 

 sible date. The orchard and roadside work should be continued 

 through 1908, with a very liberal use of burlap. 



DUNSTABLE. 



JAMES A.' DAVIS, Local Superintendent. 



\ number of small infestations have been found in this town, 

 and those located before the caterpillar season were well cared 

 for by the use of burin p. The local force has done much 

 excellent work in the way of removing roadside brush in the 

 infested localities, and in repairing partially decayed trees pre- 

 paratory to next season's work. At the present writing the 

 general work of cleaning street trees and those on private es- 

 tate- i~ in progress. The ninth problem here is not a very 

 serious one us yet, but the infestations discovered should be kept 

 closely under supervision for a year or two more. Xext sea- 

 son's \\<rk should include as much in the way of scouting op- 

 eration^ a< possible, and the liberal use of burlap wherever the 

 ninth- are found. 



DUXBUKY. 



II. \. FISH, Local Superintendent. 



The vigorous e;mipaiVn against the gypsy and brown-tail 

 ninths in Dnxbnry was begun early last year by the local super- 



