REPORT OF STATE ENTOMOI.OGIST. 207 



On property near Kittery Junction, 21 apple trees were 

 entirely stripped and the dead caterpillars were hanging in 

 festoons from the limbs and trunks of the trees and on the 

 cherry bushes and stone walls near by. Many oaks in the 

 vicinity were infested in a similar manner. The most of these 

 caterpillars were nearly full grown. 



On June 6 diseased caterpillars were planted out as follows : 

 Fifty were planted on trees around the place owned by Chas. 

 Judkins on York street, York; fifty on orchard of Clarence 

 Hooper; also on apple trees on Cider Hill lot. 



Two hundred were planted along the woods and in apple trees 

 near J. P. Bragdon's place, also some on trees of Jacob Roberts, 

 and one hundred and fifty along side of road on Albert Junken's 

 farm, where the trees were entirely stripped. On abandoned 

 farm on York river bank, 50 oak trees and 31 apple and pear 

 trees were treated. Found a few diseased caterpillars in 

 orchard of Geo. Grovers on Beach Ridge. Planted out some 

 here. Forty were planted on property of C. G. Grover, Beach 

 Ridge. Planted on trees of Geo. B. Maine's place near river 

 in York. Fifty were planted on oak trees growing along the 

 river. These trees were well stripped and the caterpillars were 

 healthy. On the Nathan Parker place in Eliot, planted on apple 

 and oak trees. One hundred were planted on the Nancy Cutler 

 place on Bingham road, also on tlie Raitt estate on oak trees 

 growing on the side of the hill. Quite a number were planted 

 out on the Eben Spinney place at South Eliot near the river. 

 Many were planted around Rosemary Cottage. 



These places are only a few of the number treated. The 

 work was continued through the rest of Eliot. 



On June 8 another lot of 5,000 caterpillars were collected and 

 taken to Portland. These were planted in Portland, Wood- 

 fords, Riverton Park and South Portland, also in Brunswick, 

 Rockland, Rockport, Camden, Thomaston, St. George, Tenant's 

 Harbor and other places along the line. Although it was late 

 when the work was done, yet some results were apparent when 

 an inspection was made later in the month. 



On June 24 an examination was made through the district. 

 At one place in the town of Eliot where a careful watch had 

 been kept by parties interested it was reported that in six days 



