WOKK IN THE STATE OP CONNECTICUT. 57 



the summer of 1909 less than 100 caterpillars were killed. The 

 final inspection recently completed revealed the presence of only 1 

 egg cluster. The condition of this colony in Connecticut is very 

 satisfactory and much credit is due the state entomologist and his 

 assistants for the efficient work which has been done. A small 

 amount of help has been furnished by the Bureau of Entomology 

 when it was desired, and it is evident that extermination can be 

 accomplished by following up the work in a thorough manner, 

 although the territory is a most difficult one to treat. 



On December 14, 1909, a letter was received from Dr. W. E. Britton 

 stating that a colony of the gipsy moth had been found in the town 

 of Wallingford, about 12 miles north of New Haven. Several men 

 were immediately sent by him to investigate the matter thoroughly, 

 to determine the amount of territory infested, and to treat egg clus- 

 ters. On. December 20, Mr. Rogers and Doctor Britton visited Wal- 

 lingford and saw many badly infested trees near the center of the 

 town. The examination which had been carried on previous to that 

 time showed that the moth had spread over approximately one-half 

 of the borough. The principal infestation was located in the rear 

 of a grocery store, and during the caterpillar season delivery wagons 

 and other vehicles must have furnished excellent opportunity for 

 the spread of the insects. Undoubtedly, a considerable area will be 

 found infested after a thorough examination has been made. It is 

 probable that this colony has existed for at least three years, and pos- 

 sibly for a longer time. The total number of egg clusters treated 

 up to January 1, 1910, aggregated over 5,000. 



The presence of this bad colony, which is at least 100 miles from 

 the badly infested area in Massachusetts, indicates the probability 

 that other colonies may exist at equally distant points. From the 

 fact that the center of the infestation appears to be near the provi- 

 sion store mentioned, and also because lettuce, cucumbers, and other 

 garden crops were undoubtedly shipped to this point from market 

 gardens near Boston, it is possible that the infestation may have 

 been caused by egg clusters brought in boxes used for transporting 

 these products. If this supposition is correct, it is probable that 

 many points outside the infested district in Massachusetts became 

 infested in this way during the years when no work was done in that 

 State. Every effort will be made to stamp out the pest in Walling- 

 ford, and arrangements are on foot to place a sufficient number of 

 men in the town to thoroughly inspect and treat the infested area, and 

 to examine carefully the surrounding territory. 



INSPECTION OF LTTMBEB AND FOREST PRODI7CTS. 



On March 27, 1909, a letter was received from Mr; A. M. G. Soule, 

 one of the foremen in charge of the scouting work in Maine, which 



