114 agricuuure; of maine. 



ACKNOWI^EDGMENTS. 



I am pleased at this time to acknowledge the help and advice 

 received from others interested in the work; the advice relative 

 to parasite work received from the government agent A. h. 

 Burgess, which has been freely sought and as freely given. To 

 the inspectors, foremen and members of the force I am glad to 

 acknowledge my obligations for their loyalty to the depart- 

 ment, and their efficiency, to which in no small measure is due 

 whatever success may be dbtained in the work. And to you, 

 Sir, allow me to express at this time my sincere thanks for 

 your kind cooperation in all matters pertaining to the work. 



CONCLUSION. 



Again 1 would emphasize the fact that unless larger appro- 

 priations are to be made by our legislature we must change our 

 methods of work. I believe that we would get better results 

 by a campaign of education and the development of parasitic 

 enemies than by the present methods. The individual can be 

 taught to take care of the orchards and shade trees by spraying 

 and painting the egg clusters of the gypsy moth, and we are 

 in hopes that the parasite will take care of the woodland. 



We are at work in connection with the U. S. Government 

 thinning a woodlot belonging to Mr. Weymouth in North Ber- 

 wick. This is experimental work to determine what damage 

 the gypsy moth will do in woodlands where the hard wool 

 growth has been cut out leaving only the evergreens. This 

 work is now going on and will not be finished until sometime 

 in March. In foreign countries this method is used with suc- 

 cess in combating the gypsy moth. 



EDWARD E. PHILBROOK, 



Special Field Agent. 



