1906.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 73. 77 



HUDSON. 

 E. L. JEWETT, Local Superintendent. 



1905, amount required before reimbursement, . . . $626 41 



1906, amount required before reimbursement, . . . 1,252 82 

 1905, amount expended in work against moths, . . . 150 90 

 1905, amount of State reimbursement, 



A single gypsy moth egg cluster has been found in the 

 Cherry Street section of Hudson, and the brown-tail moth 

 is very abundant in the residential district. The local au- 

 thorities have taken up the work of clearing the street trees 

 of both moths, and this operation is in progress at the present 

 writing. Next season the trees in the gypsy moth infested 

 district will require burlapping and careful attention. 



HULL. 

 SMITH F. STURGIS, Local Superintendent. 



1905, amount required before reimbursement, . . . $909 23 



1906, amount required before reimbursement, . . . 1,818 45 

 1905, amount expended in work against moths, estimated, . 15 00 

 1905, amount of State reimbursement, 



Hull is exposed to infestation through the immense 

 amount of travel during the summer months from the entire 

 metropolitan district. The gypsy moth has been found in 

 serious numbers on the peninsula known as Hull Village. 

 The badly infested section in the vicinity of Willow Street 

 has been cleared by the local superintendent, who has also 

 removed the nests of gypsy and brown-tail moths on all the 

 street trees. There is a considerable brown-tail moth infes- 

 tation in the town. 



The work here has been performed in a very thorough 

 manner, but it should be noted that the efforts of the local 

 superintendent are seriously handicapped by the apathy of a 

 large number of non-resident property owners. Most vig- 

 orous measures should be applied next season to suppress 

 the moths. The trees throughout the town should be bur- 

 lapped, and a considerable amount of spraying will be nec- 

 essary in the worst infested sections. 



