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has resulted in a cessation of the work and a consequent 

 faihire to exterminate. The woodland colonies have been 

 carefully treated. Most of the known colonies in Salem 

 have been thoroughly examined during the present year, 

 Salem is now in far better condition as regards the gypsy 

 moth than in former years, ]uit some colonies in the pastures 

 should be burned over before the eggs hatch in the spring. 



Marblehead. 



Marblehead was found infested in 1891, and several col- 

 onies have been found there since. Only two caterpillars 

 were found in the town in 1895. A careful inspection made 

 during the fall of 1896 has shown one small colony in the 

 south-eastern portion of the town, near Swampscott, and 

 two egg-clusters near the centre. The work of this winter 

 ought to exterminate the moth from Marblehead, but it must • 

 be carefully watched, as it adjoins other infested towms. 



Swampscott. 



In the summer of 1891 the gypsy moths swarmed in cer- 

 tain parts of Swampscott. They were found in small colo- 

 nies along the roads, and had penetrated into the woods, 

 where the largest colonies were found. The largest colony 

 in the town and one of the worst in the infested region has 

 been entirely cleared during the past five years, and no 

 moths are now found there. The colony covered an area 

 of about one hundred acres, a large part of which is wood- 

 land. There is a smaller colony also in the woodland which 

 needs attention. Outside of this, there were three localities 

 in which the moths were found in the fall inspection. These 

 have been examined and the eggs destroyed. Most of the 

 town has been thoroughly inspected during 1896. 



J^aliant. 



Nahant has also been carefully gone over this year, and 

 no moths have been found there. In past seasons small 

 colonies of the moth have been exterminated in this town. 



