No. 4.] 



REPORT OF SECRETARY. 



XXV 



Insect Pests. 

 Undoubtedly the most serious insect pest of the year was the 

 army worm, which appeared in large quantities in some parts 

 of the State during late July and early August. The principal 

 places attacked were : — 



Abington. 

 Arlington. 

 Athol. 



Attleborough. 

 Barnstable. 

 Berkley. 

 Boston- 

 Bourne. 

 Braintree. 

 Brewster. 

 Brighton. 

 Brockton. 

 Carver. 

 Chatham. 

 Chelmsford. 

 Cohasset. 

 Dartmouth. 

 Dighton. 

 Duxbury. 

 East Bridgewater. 

 Easton. 

 EdgartoTVTi. 

 Fairhaven. 

 Fall River. 

 Falmouth. 

 Gloucester. 

 Halifax. 

 Hanover. 

 Hanson. 

 Harvard. 

 Harwich. 

 Hingham. 

 Holbrook. 

 Hyannis. 



Longmeadow. 



Mansfield. 



Medford. 



Middleborough. 



Milford. 



Nantucket. 



Newbury. 



North Andover. 



Northbridge. 



Norton. 



Norwell. 



Oak Bluffs. 



Pembroke. 



Plymouth. 



Plympton. 



Raynham. 



Rochester. 



Rockland. 



Rockport. 



Salisbury. 



Scituate. 



Seekonk. 



Somerset. 



Swansea. 



Taunton. 



Tisbury. 



Topsfield. 



Wareham. 



West Boylston. 



West Bridgewater. 



West Tisbury. 



Weymouth. 



Whitman. 



Worcester. 



Reports of enormous losses have been numerous from many 

 places, but personal visits to some of these have failed to indi- 

 cate any very great amount of destruction. Examination of 



