TO (JYl'SY AND BR<nVN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



.-.1. Tin- local superintendent is ii"\v making an inspection of 

 tin- whole town, hut at last reports had found no additional in- 



tationfl. \\V have assurances that the moth colonies located 



will he put in proper idition for next season's work, and will 



receive thorough attention during the year. 



FRAMINGHAM. 

 N. I. BOWDITCH, Local Superintendent. 



A -a in we are able to report work of excellent quality done 

 against the moths in this town, and the most gratifying support 

 of the field operations on the part of town officials and citizens 

 alike. During ]Uarch and April general scouting operations 

 were earru-<l mi by the local force, and as a result a general gypsy 

 ninth infe-taiion of the entire town was discovered, although none 

 of the colonies are of serious proportions. !Nfo general inspection 

 has as yet been possible of the woodlands, but we have reason 

 to believe that they are slightly infested. 



During the summer the trees in all the infested districts 

 were burlapped and thoroughly attended. Spraying operations 

 in the ini]M>rtant colonies on the street trees in the residential 

 section gave excellent result?. The most seriously infested sec- 

 tion appears to be in the Saxonville district, where nearly 20,- 

 000 caterpillars were taken, although South Framingham and 

 Kraniiiiii-ham ('enter nre also generally infested. 



hnrinir the fall months a great deal of excellent work has 

 been dune in the infested orchards, in the way of cutting worth- 

 less trees and tinning or cementing cavities to destroy the hiding 

 places of the moth. The general use of the burlap throughout 

 the town, both on public and private trees, is recommended for 

 r.'i>7, together with spraying ojwrations in all the important 



col,, ni. 



GEORGETOWN. 



WILLIAM BRAY, Local Superintendent. 



The ]uc;i] superintendent lini.-hed destroying brown-tail moth 

 webs on private property in .January, in a very satisfactory 

 manner. Inspedor Saul Phillips having found several small 

 I'olonie- of the gypej moth, it became necessary to use the 

 burlap to sonic extent during the caterpillar season. 



