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The situation looks rather serious but knowing it as we do 

 there is no question but that it will be under control during the 

 coming season. 



This is the only isolated colony outside of York county and 

 every precaution will be taken next summer to wipe out the pest 

 in this locality. 



DESCRIPTION OF CUTS. 



Plate I (Frontispiece) shows the location of the first gipsy 

 moth infestation found in the State. It was discovered by the 

 Government scouts on November 20th, '06. The infestation 

 is located on Newmarch street in the town of Kittery, near the 

 ferry which crosses to Portsmouth, N. H. A single egg-cluster 

 was found oh an apple tree in the orchard just back of the 

 house, about two hundred yards from the street. This street 

 is a short one leading ofif from the main highway. The electric 

 car track extends to the ferry on this street but no autos and but 

 few teams pass by the spot, so that the moth could not have come 

 in that way, but might have been brought across the ferry from 

 Portsmouth by some means. The scouting was done here when 

 the snow was on the ground and only two egg-clusters were 

 found, the one above mentioned and another just across 

 the street in an orchard similarly situated in the rear of the 

 house. This same territory was again thoroughly scouted over 

 after the snow had gone in the spring of 1907 but no new egg- 

 clusters were found. During the summer the trees about these 

 «two infestations were burlapped and carefully watched but no 

 caterpillars were found during the season. 



Plate VIII shows a cut of the men employed by the State dur- 

 ing the summer of 1907 including the State Field Agent. These 

 men are all in the work at the present time with one exception. 



Plate IX is the G. P. Welch place on the Adams road in 

 Kittery. On April 30th thirty-five egg-clusters were found here 

 by the State field force, twenty-one being taken from under the 

 tin roof of the leanto as shown in the cut. The tree running up 

 through the roof gave a suspicious look to the situation and thus 

 led to the discovery of the clusters under the tin. Tl" tin was 

 removed and then replaced after it had been thoroughly 

 inspected. Under this leanto was an old sleigh on the under 

 side of which was found the remains of two egg-ckisters, the 

 eggs of which had been scattered broadcast through the town 



