(iVPSV AND Bi;<>\\. \-TAIL MOTHS. [Jan. 



Avenue, known locally as the " Heater-piece/' between 10,000 

 an<l 1 :..<>< ii i nests have been destroyed. The finding of these 

 lanre (.!. nil- ha- made necessary a considerable amount of 

 uiting of bru-h and thinning of trees in preparation for next 

 r's work. 



The work ft' suppressing the nmths in Gloucester has at all 

 time- had the hearty support of the city authorities, and it lias 

 1'een earried "in iii an efficient -manner by the local superin- 

 tendent. 



The interest and spirit of co-operation shown by the large 

 property owners is worthy of special commendation. At the 

 present writing all street trees in the city have been cleaned of 

 the moths. 



LEXINGTON. 



CORNELIUS WELLINGTON, Local Superintendent. 



I. "xingtiin continues to offer one of the most serious problems 

 in the moth-infested district. The town is generally infested 

 from one end to the other by the gypsy moth, the woodlands 

 being in particularly serious condition. The work here has 

 been \\ell supported by the local officials, has been carried on 

 in the uio.-t excellent manner, and is worthy of all commendation. 

 At the -aim- time, much more could have been accomplished had 

 -uiiieient funds I.een available when needed. 



'I he residential sections and roadsides in the ea-iern half of 

 the town were thoroughly treated, and in many cases a strip 

 !i-"iu -"' ( > to 50 feet wide on private property adjoining the 

 highway likewise received attention. In the important colonies 

 -ton,, walls and the ground were burned over by the use of an 

 <>il flame, while practically all the street trees and many badly 

 infested orchard^ were grayed with good results. I'pward of 

 17. nun trees were buHapped and attended, while some 2,500 

 tree, were banded with Tanglefoot. Large numbers of cater- 

 pillar- were destroyed in their early stages beneath the burlap 

 I'.v the use of wire brushes,- an experiment which did not 

 prove aa efficacious against the lar-er caterpillar-. 



<)n \Yohm-n Street, in the northern part of the town, where 

 oloniea have existed, a strip approximately 100 feet 



"" either -ide Of the |-..ad ha< beet, ihilllled olil alld put 



