No. 4.] GYPSY MOTH. 231 



Wakefield. 



1899. — At the close of the State work there were a few 

 woodland colonies in the eastern part of the town, while scat- 

 tered infestations occurred throughout the residential district. 

 A great deal of very thorough work was done in this town dur- 

 ing the year, and as a result it was left in good condition at the 

 close of the work. 



1904. — A number of important moth colonies have developed 

 in the southern part of the town, while along the main road 

 leading to Saugus serious depredations have been caused by the 

 moth. A large number of shade trees have been defoliated, 

 while woodland colonies of importance have also developed. 

 The town is not in as bad condition as Melrose or Saugus, but 

 still contains a number of very seriously infested localities. 



Waltham. 



1899. — The old woodland colony at Waltham was practically 

 stamped out in 1899, but eight caterpillars being taken there 

 that year. 



1904. — A quite thorough inspection of the main roads of 

 Waltham this year, and also of the old colony previously re- 

 ferred to, gave very satisfactory results. A few egg clusters 

 were found in the central part of the city, but none in the 

 old colony mentioned. It seems apparent that the city is in 

 very good condition as regards the moth. 



Watertoivn. 



1899. — The only caterpillars taken in Watertown in 1899 

 were found in the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. The town was in 

 excellent condition, and practically free from the moth. 



1904. — To-day tlie town of Watertown is seriously infested, 

 from the centre to the Cambridge line, while in the western 

 district near the Waltham line there is a large colony which 

 extends northward to Belmont. Along Mt. Auburn Street 

 a large number of trees and several orchards were completely 

 stripped. The severe infestations at Watertown, supplying, 

 as they do, thousands of caterpillars, are a serious menace to 

 property in the vicinity of Harvard Square, Cambridge, and 

 probably account for the rapid increase of the insect along 

 Brattle Street in the latter city. 



