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Next season's work should include the liberal use of the 

 burlap, and a large amount of spraying will also be necessary. 



The gypsy moth has become well established in Newton, and 

 much careful and thorough work will be necessary to hold it in 



check. 



PEABODY. 



JAMES F. CALLAHAN, Local Superintendent. 



This town continues to be seriously infested by the gypsy 

 moth, although a net gain has been made in clearing the street 

 trees and private property. In the woodlands the moths have 

 increased to alarming proportions, and these latter colonies 

 should be isolated, or at least cut off from the highways, before 

 the opening of another caterpillar season. The local superin- 

 tendent has continued to give the town excellent service, finished 

 his work of clearing private estates early in the season, and 

 carried on the burlapping and spraying campaign so far as 

 funds would permit, with good results. 



In the section near Bartholomew's Pond, near the Lynn 

 Woods, a very serious woodland colony exists, while the wood- 

 lands in West Peabody are dangerously infested. In the latter 

 section upward of 12 acres were stripped bare by the insects last 

 July. It has become necessary to thin a protective belt on each 

 side of Lynnfield Street, to prevent the distribution of the moth 

 next season. This work will be carried on also on Lowell and 

 Forest streets, for the same reason. 



At the present time the work of clearing street trees and 

 thinning protective belts is in progress. 



QUINCY. 



T. F. BURKE, Commissioner of Public Works. 



From the immense amount of travel passing through Quincy 

 to South Shore points, it is of greatest importance to keep this 

 city relatively free from the gypsy moth. Inspections having 

 shown the insect generally scattered over the town, after the 

 completion of the winter work the trees were generally bur- 

 lapped, and during the summer received good attention. There 

 was not sufficient work, however, done on private estates to 

 prevent the increase of the moth there, and as a result there 



