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piece of work. The street trees throughout the town were 

 burlapped and carefully attended, while spraying was done in 

 the worst infested sections. The result of this work shows a 

 reduction of the gypsy moth to a point where not over 25 per 

 cent, as many egg clusters can be found as was the case in the 

 fall inspection of 1905. It should not be inferred from the 

 above that the city is reasonably free from the moth, since it 

 occurs in scattered numbers over the entire area, and much 

 careful work will be required in the future to keep it in check. 



The most seriously infested section at present is in the Mount 

 Washington district near the Chelsea line, along Elm Street near 

 Woodlaw T n Cemetery, and near the Belmont Hill section of Mai- 

 den. Much good work has been done in Woodlawn Cemetery, 

 where a vigorous campaign has been carried on by the au- 

 thorities in charge. Superintendent Marshall of the cemetery 

 department has co-operated fully with the city and State au- 

 thorities, and deserves much praise for the efficient manner in 

 which he has succeeded in keeping the moth under control. 



On the part of the city the work has received proper and 

 liberal financial support. It will be necessary to use the burlap 

 generally over the entire city next year, while a limited amount 

 of spraying will also be required. 



GLOUCESTER. 

 W. D. CORLISS, Local Superintendent. 



The general infestation of Gloucester was noted in the last 

 annual report. The trees on the streets and private estates 

 throughout the entire city were burlapped and carefully attended 

 with good results during the caterpillar season, while spraying 

 in badly infested sections was notably effective. 



As a result of the thorough work of the local superintendent, 

 the street trees of this city are now in excellent condition, while 

 considerable gain has been made in suppressing the moths on 

 private estates. We have to report a general gypsy moth in- 

 festation of woodland, about two-thirds of which has now been 

 scouted, and also the finding of two large and important gypsy 

 moth colonies: on Essex Avenue near Haskell's Pond upward 

 of 2,000 nests were found, while in the colony off Magnolia 



