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ther evidence of the insect having established itself in the province could be discovered 

 at that time. On March 21, 1910, however, Mr. W. W. Hubbard, Secretary for Agri- 

 culture for New Brunswick, reported the discovery of a single nest of the Brown-tail 

 Moth found by Mr. Fred Mclnnis at Pomeroy Ridge, Charlotte County. 



A few days later an inspection by Mr. Wm. Mcintosh of the Provincial Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, resulted in the discovery of 34 nests, indicating that the insect 



Quebec 



B«OWN-TAll_ Motm =zr 



Gipsy Motm 



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Fir,. 1. Distribution of the Brown-tail and Gipsy Moths in the United States and Canada in 1910. 



has now established itself in the province. Our officer, Mr. G. E. Sanders, was immedi- 

 ately sent to the district to make a thorough inspection assisted by an officer of the 

 Provincial Department of Agriculture. 



The history of the Brown-tail Moth in Canada is briefly as follows: — 



1902. Mr. Wm. Mcintosh of St. John, New Brunswick, took a single male speci- 

 men about 20 miles from St. John, N.B. Mr. G. Leavitt also took one. 



