1906.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 73. 59 



This town is now generally infested by both species of 

 moths, although no particularly dangerous colonies exist. 

 The town officials have provided suitable funds for the work, 

 which has been carried out under the direction of an active 

 and efficient committee. At this writing: the trees on streets 



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and in public parks have been cleared of both species of the 

 moths, and the work on private estates has begun. Although 

 Winthrop is small in area, it has about 1,000 street trees 

 and nearly twenty-five miles of streets. The most important 

 infestations by each moth are in certain small fruit orchards. 

 The work in the town has been done in a satisfactory 

 manner, has been properly supported by the public, and if 

 these conditions prevail through 1906, the results should 

 be most satisfactory. Burlapping and a limited amount of 

 spraying will be required next year. 



WOBURN. 



PETER E. McHucn, Local Superintendent. 



1905, amount required before reimbursement, . . . $2,167 67 



1906, amount required before reimbursement, . . . 4,335 34 

 1905, amount expended in work against moths, . . . 7,528 87 

 1905, amount of State reimbursement, 



No city or town in the infested district is more in need of 

 thorough and efficient work against the gypsy and brown- 

 tail moths than is Woburn. Both insects occur generally 

 throughout the city. The central residential district, the 

 eastern section adjacent to Stoneham and Winchester and 

 the woodlands in the southern and western parts are all badly 

 infested by the gypsy moth. Large woodland colonies of 

 the gypsy moth have now developed to alarming propor- 

 tions. 



During the caterpillar season a limited amount of spraying 

 was done in the city, and with the approach of the time for 

 fall work liberal financial provision was made by the city 

 government. Unfortunately the business interests of the 

 local superintendent prevented him from giving to the neces- 

 sary operations proper supervision. There has been in evi- 

 dence at all times in Woburn a most discouraging tendency 

 to make the work a question rather of employing labor than 

 of attempting to control the moths. Late in December, just 



