No. 4.] THE GYPSY MOTH. 457 



were destroyed. There will be little difficulty in extermi- 

 nating the gypsy moth from Somerville when the large 

 colonies in Medford have been exterminated, but so long 

 as these exist, Somerville is constantly menaced by danger 

 of reinfestation. 



Stoneham. 



In Stoneham village a very few caterpillars were found 

 in the summer of 1898 in some of the old infested places. 

 Many of these were stragglers picked up by the use of the 

 burlaps. In this village there are several localities where 

 present or former employees of the Metropolitan Park Com- 

 mission live, and these places have probably become in- 

 fested by the hauling of infested wood from the park to 

 these men's homes. Comparatively few larvae were found 

 here. More were found on the streets leading from the 

 Middlesex Fells to Stoneham than anywhere else. All 

 signs indicate that the distribution of the moths from the 

 Middlesex Fells into Stoneham village is nearly at an end. 



Southern Stoneham, which comprises mainly woodland 

 of the Middlesex Fells, appears to be in much better con- 

 dition than last year. Much of this woodland was bur- 

 lapped. In a few colonies no moths were found, and in 

 some of the others a very few larvae. In none of these 

 colonies were as many taken as last year, although the 

 number of burlaps put on was greater. Along the Med- 

 ford line the caterpillars were found coming over into Stone- 

 ham in considerable numbers, but the work of the summer 

 of 1898 in Medford should prevent this happening another 

 year. 



Swampscoll. 

 There are but three localities in Swampscott in which any 

 form of the gypsy moth was found in 1898. Nothing was 

 found in the fall inspection. This report is very encourag- 

 ing, when we consider that Swampscott contained at one 

 time more gypsy moths than any other town in the infested 

 region. Considering its nearness to Lynn and Saugus, it 

 would b« surprising if another inspection of the town does 

 not reveal some infestation ; but it is believed that no 

 colony of any size can now exist there. 



