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f ested have the necessary apparatus with which to fight the moths 

 in bad colonies, in this way preventing any serious outbreaks. 

 Within this district there are a great many private parks and 

 beautiful pine groves, and the owners have shown a co-operative 

 spirit and at a great expense given them good care, and thus the 

 danger of distribution which exists in such places has been 

 avoided. 



In sections where but a slight infestation occurs, extermina- 

 tive methods are being used, with good results. Most of these 

 infestations are comparatively new, and the local forces have 

 required a large amount of assistance from the trained em- 

 ployees of this office. After the infestations were found by our 

 scouting gangs the city or town officials were notified, and the 

 work was begun at the expense of the town, and in most cases 

 their liability was large enough to cover the same. \^ery thor- 

 ough cleaning was done before hatching time in the spring, and 

 followed up during the caterpillar season with burlapping, and 

 in many instances the colonies were exterminated. In other 

 places but few caterpillars were found, and in only a few cases 

 did we find further infestation last fall. In this section the 

 local forces have been very willing to follow our suggestions, 

 and seem anxious to do the best possible work, that they may 

 have good results to show. It is hoped that instead of the 

 infested area increasing in the future by the finding of new 

 colonies, we may be able to reduce it by stamping out slight in- 

 festations in the outer towns. 



In general, the work has been performed in a very satisfac- 

 tory manner, and a great gain has been made. In some cases 

 local officials have not realized the importance of the work, and 

 have needed considerable urging. The municipalities where 

 this office has been obliged to take legal measures to enforce 

 the law are very few, and they are being watched closely, to 

 see that their condition does not become such as to prove a 

 menace to neighboring cities and towns. The local forces are 

 improving steadily in the quality of their work, and are mak- 

 ing better progress and covering a much larger area than in 

 the past. 



