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road was scouted, also another leading from the station out to 

 some private estates a mile away. 



"Here, as at the other places, no moths were found." 



Funds. 



The State Board of Control has seen fit to grant the funds 

 necessary to carry on the work, $2,500 having been used during 

 the fiscal year ending September 30th, 1908. It is hoped that 

 the legislature will renew the provisions of the act, or at least 

 provide funds to continue the suppression work until the pest 

 has been exterminated from the state. 



Infested Localities Near Connecticut. 



During the year the Massachusetts authorities sent scouts to 

 examine the main thoroughfares in various portions of that state, 

 and this resulted in finding gypsy moth infestations in several new 

 places, including Springfield, Greenfield, Palmer and Warren. 

 Springfield being only a few miles from the Connecticut border, 

 the fact that egg-masses were found there naturally caused some 

 anxiety lest the whole region be infested, but a careful search 

 of both sides of the river from the state line southward did not 

 result in finding any signs of the pest. 



The edge of the general infestation in Eastern Massachusetts, 

 however, has been extended from year to year by the natural 

 spread of the insect, aided by the usual methods of conveyance 

 and traffic, until it now reaches well towards the boundary of 

 Connecticut. 



Present Condition of the Infested Area at Stonington. 



The conditions are now more favorable for the extermination 

 of the gypsy moth than they have been at any time since this 

 pest was discovered to be in the state. The territory has been 

 well cleaned up by cutting brush and disposing of rubbish, by 

 pruning and scraping trees and cutting worthless ones, and filling 

 and tinning cavities. The actual size of the infested area has 

 been considerably reduced during the year, so that it will not be 

 necessary to band as many trees next year. This will require 

 a smaller force of help, and of course will be less expensive. 



