7.; (,VI>V AND lUJmVN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



tendent ha- revealed 1 additional colony near the Ashland line, 

 and } others at tin- center of tlic town. 



Tli.- work of inspecting roadsides and orchards at this writ- 

 ing i.s still in progress. It will be desirable to have a thorough 

 -"iiting of the entire town made at an early date. 



HUDSON. 



E. L. JEWETT, Local Superintend 



( hving to hick of knowledge of existing conditions and failure 

 t<> obtain experienced men, the town was not thoroughly cleared 

 of brown-tail niolh webs before the caterpillars emerged, although 

 much g ..... 1 work was done in some sections. 



The. gypsy moth colony previously reported was thoroughly 

 cured tor during the season, all trees in the vicinity being bur- 

 lapjM'd and attended. As soon as funds permit, this town 

 should l>u thoroughly scouted. If such scouting is not possible, 

 the plan of work for 1907 should include the general use of the 

 burlap on ;ill tree- in or near the known gypsy moth infestations. 



HULL. 



SMITH F. STURGIS, Local Sn/n-i-intendent. 



This town, which contains the very popular summer resort of 

 Nantasket Deadi, is particularly liable to infestation from with- 

 out. although the work of having it clear from the gypsy moth, 

 were it not for this factor, could present no serious obstacle. 



The street tree- were well bin-lapped during the summer, al- 

 though from scarcity of labor it was not possible to attend the 

 burlaps as thoroughly as -honld have been done. 



Jt is apparent, to any one familiar with the condition at Hull 

 in 1! '<>:,. that a great pi in has been made in reducing the num- 

 ber- of both the gypsy and brown-tail moths. There is need, 

 however, for thorough work "luring the caterpillar season of 



1907. 



HYHK I 



H\KUY <!. HICHKK, Local .s'"/'< ////'< a, lent. 



Although this town covers only about -\\^ square miles, it 

 ha- upward of ."(> mile- ..f -hvets and some 25,000 shade trees. 

 There are about 1 iT, gyp-y moth colonies in the town, the most 



