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that early infestations may have been brought about by automobile 
traffic, but this, of course, can not be proved. 
The data from the two towns of Pepperell and Townsend, which 
are nearly due north from the towns already mentioned and are 
bounded on the north by the New Hampshire State line, have been 
furnished by the local moth superintendents, Mr. J. Tune and Mr. 
George E. King, and are given, as they show a contrast in the increase 
in infestation over most of the towns already mentioned. 
The town of Pepperell was found infested the same year as were 
the town of Westboro and the city of Worcester. It lies about 40 
miles north of Westboro, and instead of immediately adjoining towns 
that were infested with the gipsy moth in 1905, as was the case in the 
town of Westboro, it is located more than 12 miles from the nearest 
town that was found infested at that time. In the winter of 1906-7 
4 egg clusters were found near the center of the town by State in- 
spectors. These were properly treated,, and during the following 
winter 87 egg clusters were discovered and creosoted. In the winter 
of 1908-9 756 egg clusters were found, and since that time the insect 
has become so abundant that no effort has been made by the local 
moth superintendent to keep a record of those that were found and 
treated. 
The town of Townsend adjoins Pepperell on the vest, and was 
first found infested one year later than the toAvns of Pepperell and 
Westboro, and the same year as the towns of Holden and Millbury, 
a record of which has already been given. The infestation in Town- 
send is interesting, inasmuch as the record has been carefully kept 
by the local superintendent, Mr. George E. King. In the winter 
of 1907-8 1 egg cluster was found in the western part of the town. 
It was treated with creosote, the trees were burlaped, and later 5 
caterpillars were found and destroyed. In the winter of 1908-9 1 
egg cluster was found in the eastern part of the town and treated 
in the same way, and 3 egg clusters were found near the center 
of the town, and as a result of burlaping 15 caterpillars were 
killed during the summer. The following winter 65 different colo- 
nies were found scattered throughout the town. Five hundred and 
twenty-four egg clusters were treated and 10,500 caterpillars were 
destroyed during the summer. During the winter of 1910-11, 245 
colonies were found scattered throughout the town, a large number 
being in orchards along roadways. In these colonies 3,613 egg 
clusters were destroyed, and later in the season about 20,000 cater- 
pillars were killed. On February 27, 1912, Mr. King informed me 
that 12,862 egg clusters had been found in 257 localities, and that 
the work for the winter of 1911-12 was not nearly completed. The 
increase in the number of colonies found and the number of egg- 
clusters and caterpillars destroyed is in marked contrast to the 
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