No. 4.] GYPSY MOTH. 21'.) 



For convenience, ^\^e have adopted the classification of 

 "central "and "outer" cities and towns, as used in past 

 reports. The " central " towns are those lying nearest the 

 centre of infestation, and naturally are those where the 

 moth's dc[)redations have been longest known and most 

 severely felt ; the "outer'" towns are those lying outside 

 the central towns, and, being infested to a less degree, have 

 suffered less damage from the pest, although containing at 

 one time or another colonies of importance. 



Cextral Towxs, 

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1899. — There were a few small infested areas in the city of 

 Everett in 1899. The moth was known to occur on a few 

 estates near Central Square, on Ferry Street near the Chelsea 

 line, on property near the Maiden line, while a few caterpillars 

 were found in the Woodlawn Cemetery. In none of these 

 places, however, had there been any stripping of trees or nota- 

 ble injury by the moth. The infested areas were well known, 

 but as a result of very thorough work had been brought under 

 control. A few years' more work would have doubtless re- 

 sulted in their extermination. 



1904. — At this time the moth has increased from the few 

 scattered infestations existing in 1899 to a point where the 

 northern part of the city is generally infested, and throughout 

 this section the past season a considerable amount of stripping 

 of trees occurred. The southern part of the city is not as 

 badly infested, although scattered colonies occur throughout 

 the entire city. Everett has suffered not only from the natu- 

 ral increase of the moth within its own borders, but by the 

 unfortunate transportation of the insect from the large neg- 

 lected colonies in Maiden. The general occurrence of the egg 

 clusters throiighout the city is a matter of common knowledge, 

 and as a whole it is seriously infested by the moth. A few 

 years more of neglect will witness a large amount of damage by 

 the pest in this locality. 



Maiden. 



1899. — Maiden, being one of the cities longest infested, and 

 often neglected because of the pressing need of work in tlie 

 outer cities and towns, was rpute generally infested by llie 

 gypsy moth at the close of the State's work in 18*.)9. W'bile 



