22 FARMERS' BULLETIN 564. 



Aside from having general supervision over the entire work in Mas- 

 sachusetts, the State forester takes active charge of suppression work 

 in certain sections of the State where money is subscribed by resi- 

 dents or interested parties for that purpose. Experimental and 

 demonstration work is also being carried on by him with a view to so 

 modifying the forest growth that it will be resistant to moth attack. 

 Prof. F. W. Rane, 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., is State forester. 



Rhode Island. Moth work in Rhode Island is in charge of the 

 State board of agriculture and is placed by it under the supervision 

 of the State entomologist. The gipsy moth infestation covers an area 

 of 450 square miles. Brown-tail moth infestation covers the entire 

 State 1,250 square miles. The gipsy moth infestation is not serious 

 except in the region in and surrounding Providence, but infestation 

 by the brown-tail moth has been worse than usual during the past 

 year. The State entomologist is carrying on suppressive measures 

 over as large an area as possible, but only a limited amount of local 

 work is being done by the towns and cities to prevent injury by these 

 insects. Prof. A. E. Stene, Kingston, R. I., is State entomologist. 



Connecticut. The moth work in Connecticut is in charge of the 

 State entomologist. Only two gipsy moth infestations are known in 

 the State and these have been practically exterminated. The brown- 

 tail moth infestation covers a territory of about 1,475 square miles, 

 and the area has increased considerably during the past year. Careful 

 scouting has been done in all these towns and much thorough work by 

 the State in order to reduce the infestation. At present no system 

 of town or local moth work is in force in Connecticut. The State 

 entomologist is Dr. W. E. Britton, New Haven, Conn. 



New York. A small colony of the gipsy moth was found in Ge- 

 neva, N. Y., in 1912. Effective work has been done by the State 

 department of agriculture, and the insect is now believed to be exter- 

 minated. A close watch will be kept on this locality for several years 

 so that if any of the insects have been overlooked they can be promptly 

 treated. Mr. George G. At wood, chief horticultural inspector, Al- 

 bany, N. Y., has charge of this work. 



WORK CARRIED ON BY THE BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY. 



The work carried on by the Bureau of Entomology of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture is designed to prevent the spread 

 of these insects. Owing to the freedom with which the female brown- 

 tail moth flies it is difficult to prevent spread by hand suppressive 

 means, as a heavy migration may take place into new territory during 

 any year when the wind is favorable at the time the moths are flying- 

 The spread of the gipsy moth has been much slower, but infestations 

 are being found in territory along the line of the prevailing winds 



