1908.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT --No. 73. 85 



HARVARD. 



GEORGE MAYNARD, Local Superintendent. 



Twenty gypsy moth colonies were located in this town in the 

 spring of 1907. There was an unfortunate delay in getting out 

 the necessary notices to property owners, requiring them to 

 clean up their places, and as a result they have done but little 

 work to assist the local organization. The condition of the town 

 as regards the brown-tail moth has improved over that of 1907. 

 During the present year the chairman of the board of selectmen, 

 Mr. Fairbanks, has given a great deal of personal attention to 

 the prosecution of the work, and his advice and assistance have 

 been most valuable. A great deal of burlapping will be required 

 in this town next season, and everything possible should be done 

 in the way of repairing decayed orchard trees and in cutting 

 and burning those which have survived their usefulness. 







HAVERHILL. 

 GEORGE F. MOORE, Local Superintendent. 



During the spring of 1907, in the clearing of private prop- 

 erty of the gypsy and brown-tail moths, upward of 135 gypsy 

 moth infestations were found. The trees in these moth colo- 

 nies were burlapped and well attended during the caterpillar 

 season, with excellent results. As the result of the experience 

 gained in this work, the local superintendent and his assist- 

 ants were able to make a more thorough inspection of Haver- 

 hill, including the Bradford district, than had heretofore been 

 attempted. This fall inspection showed 928 new infestations, 

 containing, all told, 5,423 egg clusters. The most important 

 infestation is on Seventh Avenue, while another colony which 

 will require careful attention is located on High Street. In the 

 Bradford district a few egg clusters were found in nearly every 

 orchard. 



The spraying operations in this city during the summer 

 months gave good results. The usual campaign of burlapping 

 and spraying will be needed here in the summer of 1908. The 

 general co-operation of the citizens during the year has been 

 gratifying as well as helpful. 



