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in 1913 gave evidence that they were well established, and in 1914 they were 

 found to be very abundant. 



Dracut. — In 1910. 100 beetles were liberated. During 1912 they were re- 

 covered in various localities. In 1913 and 1914 the species was well estab- 

 lished and very abundant in some localities. 



Dunstable. — No colonies were liberated in this town, but in 1912 beetles 

 were found in three widely separated sections. Reports of 1913 and 1914 show 

 this species to be rather abundant in various localities. 



Duxbury. — Beetles were found in the northern part of this town in 1913, 

 although none had been liberated. In 1914 examinations showed them to be 

 present in all sections. 



Easton. — In 1913, 100 beetles were liberated and reports in 1914 showed the 

 beetles to have spread to other localities. 



East Bridgewater. — No beetles were liberated here, but in 1914 they were 

 found in localities where gipsy moths were present in sufficient numbers. 



Essex. — In 1909, 549 beetle larvae were liberated in three separated localities. 

 Beetles were recovered at and near these colonies in 1910. During 1912 ex- 

 aminations showed them to be present in large numbers in all sections, and in 

 1913 and 1914 they were reported to be abundant in all gipsy-moth infestations. 



Fall River. — No liberations were made here, but in 1914 Mr. Norman S. 

 Easton, President of the Society of Natural History, reported finding an adult 

 in the center of the city. 



Fitehburg. — One hundred beetles were liberated in 1913 in the western part 

 of the city. During 1914. S7 beetles were liberated on Ashburnham Hill Road 

 and 87 near Burbank Hospital. Later reports show them to be present in 

 nearly all of the wooded sections of the city. 



Foxboro. — In 1913. 100 beetles were liberated in this town, and during 1914 

 they were recovered in three different localities. 



Framingham. — Two hundred beetle larvae were liberated in 1910 in the 

 northeastern part of the town. During 1912 they were recovered in several 

 locations in the eastern part and in 1913 the species was quite common in the 

 western section. Further data secured in 1914 showed them to be quite abun- 

 dant in all localities. 



Franklin. — No beetles were liberated, but in 1914 larval molt skins wei'e 

 found in some sections of the town. 



Georgetown. — In 1909. 200 beetle larvae were liberated in the southern part 

 of the town. They were recovered in and near the colony in 1910. During 

 1912 examinations showed them to be present in a number of localities, and 

 they were reported to be abundant in 1913 and 1914. 



Gloucester. — In 190S. 275 beetle larvae were liberated in three localities of 

 the town. Examinations in 1910 showed them to be present in localities some 

 distance from the original colonies, while in 1911 they were recovered in several 

 sections. They were reported abundant in a number of localities in 1913 and 

 1914. 



Grafton.— 90 beetles were liberated in the northern part of the town in 

 1914. Later in the season they were recovered in the northern and eastern 

 sections. 



Groton. — No colonies were liberated here, but examinations made in 1913 

 and additional data secured in 1914 indicated that the beetles were well dis- 

 tributed in all sections of the town. 



Groveland. — In 1910. 200 beetle larvae were liberated in the center of the 

 town, and in 1913 they were recovered in several well-separated localities. 

 Later reports show this species to be abundant in all sections. 



