THE GYPSY MOTH IN MASSACHUSETTS. 



A. H. KIRKLAND. 



The work against the gypsy moth in 

 Massachusetts stands unique in the field 

 of applied entomology. The importation 



of the European gypsy moth, Porthetria 

 disbar, dates back to 1869, when there 

 lived in Medford, Mass., a French scientist 



YOUNG PINES AND OAKS DEFOLIATED BY THE GYPSY MOTH. 



Georgetown, Mass., July 11, 1899. 



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