REPORT OF STATK ENTOMOLOGIST. 215 



WELLS, 1908. 



This town is in good shape and looks as though the gipsy 

 moth was completely under control. Of the 18 infestations 

 found last year 14 of them are entirely wiped out. As the 

 larger part of the new infestations were found in the spring of 

 1908 I believe that they are exterminated. Five new infesta- 

 tions were found in the fall and they can be easily handled in 

 the spring of 1909. 



The work has been in charge of H. L. Spinney. 



KENNEBUNKPORT. 



There were six infestations found here numbering 8 egg 

 clusters. Fourteen larvae were destroyed. These occurred only 

 on two of the infestations ; nothing showed up on the other four. 

 These were all new infestations. None of the 1907 infesta- 

 tions have shown any signs of the moth, eggs or larvae. 



KENNEBUNK. 



Four new infestations were found here. None of the 1907 

 infestations showed anvthing this vear. 



SANFORD. 



Three infestations consisting of 26 egg clusters were located 

 here, most of these being in one infestation. 



PARASITES. 



At my request Prof. Kirkland of the Massachusetts Depart- 

 ment for suppression of the gipsy and brown-tail moths sent on 

 August 25 Air. F. H. Mosher who is in charge of the laboratory 

 in that state with several hundred larvae of the Calosoma 

 sycoplianta. Plantings were made in Kittery, York and Wells 

 and these places will be watched very closely the next year. 

 This insect not only attacks the gipsy larvae but all other shade 

 This insect not only attacks the gipsy moth larvae but all other 

 shade and fruit tree insects. 



