WORCESTER COUNTY 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



For the Year Ekdtn^g Oct. 31, 1905. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY, 



To the Members of the 



Worcester County Horticultural Society : 



In presenting my report I want to emphasize the necessity of 

 being on the lookout for insect pests. Early in March the 

 Brown Tail Moth was discovered m our midst and from that 

 time until ]\Iay 1 we had nests and worms on exhibition. 



Owing to the vigilance of our Parks Commission, City For- 

 ester, the school children and the owners themselves after 

 the first of June there were only four cases reported. It was 

 surprising to see the interest shown by the children and teach- 

 ers ; for more than six weeks we had visitors before and after 

 school. We kept on the Library Table jars of the nests and 

 insects and several books covering the subject. We were in- 

 debted to Sec'y Ellsworth of the State Board of Agriculture 

 for bulletins and leaflets for distribution. I received many 

 letters from towns throughout the county for information, 

 speakers, and samples of the insects and nests, all of which were 

 answered excepting the last, there being a law prohibiting the 

 carrying from one town to another of the Brown Tail or Gypsy 

 Moth. 



Many towns thought they were troubled but upon investiga- 

 tion I found them to be Y'ellow necked Apple Tree Caterpillar, 

 Red humped Apple Tree Caterpillar, Tussock Moth and Anti- 

 opa Butterfly Caterpillars, the last one often seen in June eat- 



