1907.] PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 73. 99 



ally scattered. This town now becomes one of those in which 

 particularly careful and thorough work will be required to 

 destroy the moth colonies on the border of the known infested 

 district. 



WEST NEWBURY. 



WILLIAM MERRILL, Local Superintendent. 



The local superintendent completed early in the year the 

 work of destroying the brown-tail moth nests, and found several 

 small gypsy moth colonies. The infestations located up to the 

 caterpillar season were given thorough treatment. This was 

 followed by the use of burlap during the summer, but very few 

 caterpillars were found. The operations in this town have had 

 constant care and good direction. An examination of the wood- 

 lands at an early date is desirable. At the present time work 

 of clearing the street trees is in progress. 



WESTON. 

 EDWARD P. EIPLEY, Local Superintendent. 



Work in this town has continued under favorable auspices, 

 and has been vigorously prosecuted by the local superintendent. 



The general inspection made by the local force during the 

 early part of the year showed that the gypsy moth was scat- 

 tered in varying numbers over nearly the whole town, although 

 but few were found in the section adjoining the Lincoln- Way- 

 land lines. This latter fact is of particular interest, because 

 of the close proximity of this section to the old colony in Lin- 

 coln, located in 1898-99. During the summer burlap was used 

 on the street trees and on the principal infested private estates, 

 and a most commendable effort was made by private citizens 

 to assist the local superintendent in his work. Following the 

 burlap season, a number of badly infested white oaks were 

 scraped and put in good condition for next year's work, the 

 worst-infested orchards were trimmed, cavities cemented, and 

 the principal infested roadsides cleared of brush. The fall 

 inspection, made by the local superintendent in the northern 

 part of the town, developed several new infestations, yielding 

 upward of 5,000 nests. 



