10 



supposed. It is evident even now that the State appropriation will 

 be entirely inadequate to deal with the insect, in spite of the fact that 

 nearly every dollar will be used in actual field operations against it. 

 It will, therefore, assist the work greatly if individual property 

 owners will do all that they can to help it along. We therefore ask 

 that, so far as possible, owners of trees that are so badly infested 

 that they ought to be sprayed should have this work done, especially 

 if the trees stand in yards or lawns. Street trees will be looked after 

 by the State commission. 



Other methods are also employed, but they are of less importance 

 and will be taken up in a later bulletin. 



OEGANIZATION OF THE WORK. 



When the State appropriation became available, the park board of 

 the city of Providence had already placed a small fund in the hands 

 of Curator Davis of the Park Museum with which to fight the insects 

 found on trees in the neighborhood of the park, and a very large 

 number of egg clusters were creosoted. Fortunately, also, the services 

 of Edward H. Armstrong and George Johnson & Son were secured at 

 the beginning of the State work. These parties have made a business 

 of spraying and horticultural work, and have treated the gypsy moth 

 for private parties during a number of seasons in the past. They 

 were therefore well acquainted with the insect, which was quite essen- 

 tial, considering the necessity for immediate work, and were able to fur- 

 nish a number of men with more or less experience. It was thought 

 advisable to have some one thoroughly experienced in>the methods 

 of work and in the handling of men to devote his entire time to super- 

 intending the work in the field. On recommendation of Mr. Rogers, 

 assistant superintendent of the work for suppressing the Gypsy and 

 Brown-tail moths in Massachusetts, Mr. John Sweeney was engaged 

 for this purpose. Mr. Sweeney also comes highly recommended 

 by Mr. Kirkland and others. He has had ten years' experience in 

 the work in Massachusetts, and was sent to New Hampshire a year 



