No. 4.] THE GYPSY MOTH. 44!) 



Boston . 

 At Orienl Heights, East Boston, a number of caterpillars 

 wore taken during the burlap season. Four or tive cater- 

 pillars were taken by burlaps in Dorchester and Roxbury. 

 Elsewhere in the city nothing was found except in South 

 Boston, which was gone over early in the season, and only 

 a few trees found infested. These wen; burlapped, and a 

 few caterpillars taken during the summer. All the known 

 colonies in Boston, therefore, are well accounted for. But 

 the whole city should have a thorough inspection, as it 

 is quite probable that, from its nearness to the infested 

 centres and the vast amount of travel and traffic to and fro, 

 the moth may have obtained a new foothold somewhere 

 within the city limits. 



Brookline. 



Two considerable moth colonies were found in Brookline 

 in 1896. Since that time the town has been thoroughly in- 

 spected, and no moths have been found except within the 

 vicinity of these two localities. The Crafts colony, situated 

 near the Newton line, appears to have been exterminated. 

 This place was carefully inspected both in the spring and 

 fall of 1898, and a much larger number of burlaps put on 

 than in 1897, covering a larger territory. The country in 

 the vicinity was also carefully searched, yet no trace of the 

 gypsy moth was found. 



In the Schlesinger colony, situated more than a mile from 

 the Crafts colony, and on the southern side of the town, a 

 few larvae were found here and there in 1898, both on the 

 Schlesinger and adjoining estates. As the burlap season 

 advanced, it became evident that in the search for eggs at 

 least one or two concealed ejrg-clusters must have been 



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overlooked. The greatest care was taken to rid the neigh- 

 borhood of the gypsy moth, the burlaps being turned every 

 day, and the most careful search of the vicinity made in the 

 fall. A wide circle around the infested spot was also in- 

 spected, but no trace of the gypsy moth found. It is hoped 

 that the moth has now been entirely exterminated from this 

 locality, but it should be carefully watched, and the whole 

 town should have another inspection as soon as possible. 



