Photo from U. S. Department of Agriculture 



the; greatIvY i;ni.7^ge:d barbe;d hairs of a brown-taii, moth caterpillar, 

 WHICH cause: the; brown-tail rash (se;e; tlxt, page; 48) 



of the infested areas in New England 

 from the rest of the United States, and 

 ah of Europe and Japan from the United 

 States, in so far as non-inspected nursery- 

 stock, shrubs, ornamental trees, and any 

 substances likely to carry the eggs of the 

 gipsy-moth or the nests of the brown-tail 

 moth are concerned. 



It is safe to say first that the work 

 which has been done since 1905 has 



greatly restricted the spread of both spe- 

 cies, and especially that of the gipsy-moth. 

 It is safe to say further that the living 

 conditions in the infested territory have 

 been greatly improved. 



Neither gipsy - moth nor brown - tail 

 moth are longer to be feared as shade- 

 tree enemies or as enemies of orchards 

 or gardens. Both have become relegated 

 to the class of forest insects, so far as 



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