CONTENTS. 



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Introduction, ........... 9 



Synopsis of the report, ..... ... 13 



Financial statement, .......... 13 



Parasite appropriation, .......... 15 



Analysis of town expenses, ........ 16 



Financial smnmaxy by towns, ......... 16 



Allotments of appropriations, ....... 22 



Acknowledgments, .......... 23 



Scouting work, . . " . . . . . . . . .23 



List of infested towns, .......... 25 



The brown-tadl moth, ....... . . 30 



Future work, ..... ...... 30 



Special work in parks, ...... ... 31 



Condition of infested district, ...... . 33 



Work of other State boards, etc., ........ 38 



National aid, ........... 41 



Kesolution of American Association of Economic Entomologists, . . 42 



Spraying operations, .......... 42 



North shore work, ........... 45 



The gypsy moth v. white'pine, . . ... 49 



Danger to live stock, ......... 50 



Purchase of supplies, ......... 51 



The wilt disease of the gypsy moth, ....... 53 



The fungo<is disease of the brown-tail moth, ...... 53 



The parasite work, .......... 57 



Report of Prof. Fihppo Silvestri, ........ 65 



Report on parasites, by Dr. L. O. Howard, ...... 70 



Sununaiy of recommendations, ........ 75 



