60 (JYI'SY AND BR<>\V\-TA1L MOTHS. [Jan. 



and the burlap.- thoroughly attended during the caterpillar 

 sea.-oi). tin- important development being the finding of a large 

 number of eaterpillars in the section near the Chain bridge, 

 l.a-t fall it was possible t<> make a thorough scout of the resi- 

 dential -e.-tion. with the result that 1'.' new colonies of the gyp-y 

 motli were located, none of them of alarming size. A limited 

 amount of cutting of brush on all infested roadsides and in the 

 vieinity of the colony at the Chain bridge was done last fall. 

 About two-thirds of the street trees have been cleared of the 

 moth, this work being in progress at this writing. 



Notwithstanding the linding of additional gypsy moth colonies, 

 the condition of Amesbury is notably better than in 1905, since 

 \\e now have a fairly exact knowledge of the condition of the 

 entire town, while the brown-tail moth has practically been 

 eliminated from the situation. 



ASHLAXD. 

 I'UANK A. MORSE, Local Ku/>< rinttiuliiii . 



During the month of April the work against the brown-tail 

 moth was completed in this town, and the known gypsy moth 

 colonies inspected and put in condition for summer work. Dur- 

 ing the Dimmer all trees were burlapped and carefully attended 

 during the caterpillar season; and, as a result of the general use 

 of burlap on street trees in infested districts, an increased in- 

 fe-iation in the center of the town was located. 



An in-pection along the electric car line from Framingham to 

 A-hland developed two infested estates. During the late fall 

 months an inspect i<m of the town was made, and several new 

 iryp-y moth colonie-. discovered. These are now being put in 

 proper condition for next season's work. 



AVON. 



v. i,. 3 Local >'"/" i mi, n,i, nt. 



lint little work ha- been done in this town except by inspectors 



emplove.l b\ this office. Tin- trees in ih ( . vicinity of the two 



moth colonies U-ated in i !><:, were burlapped, but were 



not thoroughly attended .lurinir the caterpillar season. As a 



but little irjm, ha- been made in these colonies, and the 



