06 THE GYPSY MOTH. 



boundary of Massachusetts from Methuen eastward, and 

 discovered that it had existed in Newburyport since 1904. 

 It was, therefore, apparent that the neighboring towns of 

 New Hampshire were undoubtedly infested. Through the 

 courtesy of the Massachusetts superintendent for suppress- 

 ing the gypsy moth, ]\Ir. A. H. Kirkland, we secured the 

 services of one of the most experienced of the IMassachu- 

 setts inspectors, who, in company with our assistant, Mr. 

 W. P. Flint, inspected all the towns along the coast from 

 the Massachusetts line to and including the City of Ports- 

 mouth. The pest was found in all of these towns, though 

 only the main road and the village streets were examined, 

 except in Portsmouth, where practically the whole city was 

 inspected. But a small portion of each town was, there- 

 fore, examined, merely enough being inspected to establish 

 the existence of the pest and something as to its relative 

 abundance. One or two examinations of back roads, not 

 so much travelled as the main road, revealed, however, the 

 presence of eggs along them. In two of these infestations 

 the pest had been introduced in 1904, from 25 to 30 egg 

 masses were found this year, and the caterpillars had spread 

 from the original point to nearby orchards, 200 yards dis- 

 tant. The number of infestations found and their nature 

 were as follows : 



In town of Seabrook, 14 infestations; 21 egg "nests," two 

 pupal, or larval, skins. 



In town of Hampton Falls, six infestations, eight egg 

 "nests." 



In town of Hampton, 14 infestations; 17 egg "nests." 



In town of North Hampton, five infestations; 30 egg 

 "nests" (one nest of 1904). 



In town of Greenland, one infestation ; one pupa skin. 



In town of Rye, seven infestations; 35 egg "nests" (one 

 nest of 1904) ; two pupa skins. 



In City of Portsmouth, two infestations; three egg 

 "nests." 



Total: In seven towns inspected, 49 infestations; 114 egg 

 "nests"; five pupal skins; two egg "nests" of 1904. 



