136 GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



NATIONAL AID. 



The excellent work done in Massachusetts by the Bureau of 

 Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture in 

 earinir for the main infested highways in the moth district has 

 IH -i -n a most valuable aid in preventing the further spread of the 

 gypsy moth. The special field agent in charge, Mr. D. M. 

 Rogers, has co-operated most heartily at all times with the efforts 

 of this office to secure a better control of the moths and to reduce 

 the danger of the scattering of the caterpillars. Nearly all the 

 important highways in the district have been put in excellent 

 condition for further treatment, which can now be applied at a 

 relatively smaller cost. Particularly helpful also has been the 

 assistance of the national forces in spraying operations in cer- 

 tain badly infested park lands much frequented by the public, 

 and where the danger of scattering the caterpillars was particu- 

 larly great. All told, Mr. Rogers' forces have worked over 122 

 miles of highway in Massachusetts. 



By direction of His Excellency the Governor, the superin- 

 tendent spent several days in Washington at the time when the 

 appropriation for this particular work was pending. He was 

 dad to find that the Senators and Representatives from this 

 State were fully aroused to the importance of making liberal 

 appropriations for the national work in Massachusetts, and to 

 iheir united efforts, particularly to those of the Hon. Ernest 

 \V. Roberts, the appropriation of $150,000 by the National 

 Congress was principally due. The good showing made by Mr. 

 Rogers in his field work will amply justify further liberal ap- 

 propriations to enable him to carry out his plans. 



OTHER ENTOMOLOGICAL W<>I;K. 



The function of this office primarily is to deal with the 

 nyp-y and hrown-tail moths, no other insect pests being recog- 

 ni/.ed by the law defining the scope of our work. The fact that 

 both these moths are most serious pests of vegetation lias become 

 very widely known throughout Massachusetts, and as a result, 

 farmer-;, orchardists and other property owners without as well 

 as \\ithin the infested district are giving greater attention to 



