RECOKDS FEOM SELECTED TOWNS. 
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estates. The colonies were scattered through practically every sec- 
tion of the town, a few more being found near the center than in 
the outskirts. 
Northwest of the town of Northboro is the town of Boy 1st on 
(fig. 5). One egg cluster was found here in the winter of 1909-10, 
and during the following year 140 were found in 41 different locali- 
ties. In 1911-12 141 egg clusters were found in 41 localities scat- 
tered over the town. 
West Boylston, a town directly west of Boylston, was scouted 
by the inspectors employed by the State of Massachusetts in the 
winters of 1907-8 and 
1908-9, but no egg clus- 
ters were found. During 
the winter of 1909-10 
seven were secured on 
five estates, and during 
the following winter 30 
estates were found in- 
fested with 156 egg 
clusters. During the 
winter of 1911-12 378 
egg clusters were found 
on 75 estates. 
The town of Holden, 
which is directly west 
of West Boylston, 
shows an increase quite 
similar to those already 
mentioned. A single 
female pupa was found 
during the winter of 
1907-8, but the follow- 
ing year nothing was 
discovered when the 
scout was made. In the 
winter of 1909-10 nine 
estates were found in- 
fested, each with a single egg cluster, while in 1910-11 10 estates were 
infested with 45 egg clusters. In 1911-12 a large increase was found, 
455 being discovered on 67 estates. 
The city of Worcester is located south of Holden, and was first 
found infested in the summer of 1907, when Mr. D. M. Rogers found 
a few caterpillars on an estate on Hope Avenue. During the winter 
of 1907-8 the city was scouted and 44 egg clusters were found on 
seven estates. These were well scattered over the city, and, owing 
Fig. 5. — Map of town of Boylston, Mass., showing in- 
crease in gipsy-nioth-infested localities, 1909-10 and 
1910-11. (Original.) 
# Single infestation found in winter 1909-10. 
X Infestations found in winter of 1910-11. 
