Soil Problems Casebearer 



Woodboring beetles Cockroaches 



Dog Ticks Winged Ants 



Carpenter Ants Black Knot Disease 



On Viburnum Knotweed 



Elm leaf beetle Rust disease on Magnolia 



Oak Skeletonizers Saw Tooth Grain Beetle 



House Fly Body Lice 



Mealy bug on taxis Rust disease on Hollyhock 



OTHER ACTIVITIES 



In the course of the fiscal year, the Division is often called 

 upon to assist in bringing the various phases of gardening and pest 

 control before the general public. 



Again this year, the Director made monthly visits to radio 

 station W.C.A.P. in Lowell for the radio program where people call 

 the studio with their questions. It would be well to note that 

 many of the questions asked were about the pesticides they could 

 use and the safety of them. As was mentioned in the beginning of 

 this report, a great segment of the population is becoming increas- 

 ingly concerned with the environment and naturally this involves 

 the pesticide situation. 



The program itself continues to be very popular in the Lowell 

 area as the telephone lines to the station are busy during the pro- 

 gram, and also by the amount of letters received here in the Division 

 following the program. 



The Assistant Director also aided in public relations work by 

 making several visits to local radio and Television stations and 

 staging programs on gardening and pest control. The Assistant 

 Director made numerous visits to the WBZ "Countryside Program" 

 promoted by the Division of Markets and talked with the Commissioner, 



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