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and the other in the southern part of the city, adjoining the 

 Great Pastures. All of the infested localities found in the 

 pastures during the hist inspection were cleared of under- 

 brush, and where necessary the ground was burned over 

 during the past spring. The remaining trees were then 

 burlapped, and attended closely during the season. All 

 of the known infested places in the Pastures were given a 

 careful inspection after the leaves had fallen, and a few 

 egg-clusters were found in three different localities, in or 

 near rock heaps or stone Avails, favorite hiding-places of the 

 moth. Should any form of the moth appear here another 

 season, tire will quickly dispose of the insects. The work 

 of the past two years has put this city in better condition 

 than ever before. The ultimate extermination of the moth 

 here depends entirely on frequent and careful inspections. 



Somerville. — Only scattered larvfe have been found in 

 Somerville the past year. None of the existing infestations 

 are of especial importance. The city should be burlapped 

 thoroughly next year, in order that any straggling larvse 

 may be found and destroyed. At the present time the con- 

 ditions here are very favorable. Thorough work should 

 exterminate the moth from Somerville as soon as the large 

 Medford colonies near by are so reduced as to prevent rein- 

 festation. 



8toneham. — But few caterpillars were found in the resi- 

 dential part of Stoneham during the summer of 1899, and 

 in but two of the infested places were there more than a 

 dozen caterpillars killed. Only two egg-clusters were found 

 in the burlapped area when it was carefully inspected last 

 fall. Only two or three small colonies were found last fall 

 in territory that had not been inspected for five years. The 

 southern part of the town contains woodland areas which 

 have been generally infested, and which in former years con- 

 tained several formidable colonies. Some of these colonies 

 have been exterminated, while the others are in much better 

 condition than last year. A considerable amount of under- 

 growth in this woodland should be cut before all the colonies 

 can be put in condition for exterminative work. The entire 

 town should now receive a thorough inspection. 



Siomnpscolt. — The entire town of Swampscott, including 



