108 (.YTSY AND I'.KOWN-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



if not exterminated, can at least be gotten into a harmless condition. 

 But there must be continuous, diligent, vigilant endeavor on the pan 

 of the riiy and tin- Commonwealth. 



Av;. l, 1906. 



J. MOTT 1 1. v 1. 1. o wi.i.i., MEDFORD. 



Speaking lor We-t Medford, the improvement in regard to both 

 species of moths has been wonderful. The condition of our street trees 

 is inlinitely better than a year ago. I think the city ollicials in charge 

 of the trees should be given great credit for this state of affairs. On 

 Irving Street, where I live, we were in the heart of the trouble last 

 >ear. The trees were very badly infested. There were literally hun- 

 dreds of thousands of gypsy moth caterpillars. This year we are 

 almost free from them. I have no doubt that in our handsome shade 



- along our streets the j^ypsy moth pest can be controlled, it is in 

 Jan. now controlled. I think the property owners of West Medford 

 generally have eared for their places in compliance with the law. We 



a like improvement in the case of the brown-tail moths. The work 

 a".ain>t the gypsy moths by Gen. S. C. Lawrence has been a godsend to 

 the city of Medt'ord. He should be given great praise for what he has 

 done. 



Aro. 1. 1906. 



GEORGE S. HATCH, MEDFORD. 



The u-ypsy moth caterpillars have been reduced fully 80 per cent, 

 since last year. Last winter we thoroughly searched our place for egg 

 clusters, which we destroyed. In the spring we sprayed, burlapped and 

 treated with Tanglefoot, and our efforts were ably supplemented by the 

 supervision of the State inspector, who, after the place had been de- 

 clared cleared by the men whom we hired, pointed out 80 nests which 

 had been missed. This resulted in further treatment of every tree, 

 which led to the discovery and destruction of still other nests. We are 

 much indebted to the State moth oflice for its co-operation in this mat- 

 ter. Mad we depended solely on our own cursory examination and the 

 statements of the workmen whom we had employed, we might be no better 

 ..IT this year than last. Last year we had a great many caterpillars, and 

 it was only by constant attention that we kept a respectable head of 

 foliage on our I roes. 



Our work this year was supplemented l>y that of General Lawrence, 

 to whom we owe a debt of -ratitudo which it will be very difficult to 

 repay, lie saved us from invasion by millions of caterpillars. He not 

 only worked on our place, but also did much especially valuable work 

 on a n.-i-liboring estate which was owned ly a non-resident, who held 

 the certificate. ".i\eii him l,y the man whom he had employed, that the 

 place had l.een cleaned. Conditions on this \acanf land were simply 

 appalling. It was a regular jungle. The Lawrence men cut and burned 

 it all over. A -an^ of 7 men in ten days killed millions of caterpillars. 



