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employed by this office. As a result of this examination, gypsy 

 moth nests were found scattered on nearly every street or road 

 of the town, while the woodland appears to be generally in- 

 fested. 



An important colony has been discovered on Lee Street, near 

 the center of the town, where upward of 2,000 moth egg clusters 

 were found and treated. The underbrush in the vicinity has 

 been cut and burned, and the ground burned over with oil for 

 a slight distance from the roads. Throughout the town a 

 general campaign of cutting and burning worthless roadside 

 brush and trees has been followed, and as a result it is not antici- 

 pated that there will be any great scattering of the moths from 

 the infested sections next year. 



TOPSFIELD. 



C. W. FLOYD, Local Superintendent. 



The winter and early spring work of the local superintendent 

 showed the gypsy moth lightly scattered over the town. Prop- 

 erty owners as a rule did the necessary work against the brown- 

 tail moth, but, not being familiar with the gypsy moth, often 

 overlooked the latter. All known infestations were burlapped 

 and attended during the caterpillar season, with good results. 

 In September Inspectors F. C. Worthen, F. W. Parkins and 

 the local superintendent thoroughly scouted the woodlands of 

 the town, finding the gypsy moth nests in all sections. On the 

 northerly side of the Ipswich River upward of 230 nests were 

 found in two acres of woodland between Rowley and Bridge 

 streets and the Middleton line. This is the most important 

 infestation yet discovered in the town. 



The town as a whole, aside from woodlands, is in an im- 

 proved condition over that of 1905, but the colonies located to 

 date will require careful attention in 1907. At the present 

 time the work of clearing infested roadsides is in progress. 



TYNGSBOROUGH. 



A. E. MARSHALL, Local Superintendent. 



As the result of the scouting in this town in September by 

 Inspector C. W. Lewis, some 30 small gypsy moth colonies were 

 located. None of these colonies are of great importance, aside 



