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lages of Saugus were not burlaped during 1897, and there are prob- 
ably a few egg clusters here and there. They will be inspected this 
fall or winter. It is likely that other colonies will be found in the 
Saugus woods, but this season's experience has shown how thoroughly 
they can be worked another year. 
SOMEP.VILLE. 
The insect in 1891 was scattered in colonies throughout the greater 
portion of this town. A steady improvement in the condition of the 
city was noted down to 1890, in which year all of the known colonies 
were carefully attended to. The present season almost nothing has 
been found in this town, but straggling caterpillars are constantly 
being brought from the Medford line. Two small colonies resulting 
from this fact have been fouud this fall. They are only in spots where 
an occasional egg cluster has not been found on account of the inacces- 
sibility of its situation. 
STOXUHAM. 
The whole town was partially burlaped in the summer of 1897 and 
scattered caterpillars were found which had probably been brought in 
from the Middlesex Fells. The fells colonies in this town have been 
watched and burlaped and have greatly improved, especially in the 
southwestern corner. Very few caterpillars were taken except at the 
Medford line, where they had been brought over from the Medford 
woods. In the northern portion of the town only an occasional cater- 
pillar has been found. 
SWAMPSCOTT. 
The insect swarmed in certain parts of this town in 1891. The 
largest colony and one of the worst in the whole infested region was 
early cleared, and no trace of the insect can now be found there. This 
colony covered about 100 acres, a large part of which was woodland. 
At the close of 189G it was reported that there was a small colony in 
the woodland of Swampscott and three localities in which the egg 
clusters were found. The three colonies where eggs were found during 
1897 were burlaped, but only enough larvae taken to indicate scat- 
tered eggs; not even the occurrence of a single whole egg cluster. No 
egg clusters were found in the fall of 1897, although close inspection 
has been made. The small woodland colony was cut over in the spring 
and then burlaped, but so few larvae were found that it did not 
require burning. Xone were found in the center of the colony, but on 
the outside a very few, indicating that perhaps two or three egg clusters 
in rocks had escaped attention. 
WAKEFIE»LD. 
Although the insect was numerous in this j:own in 1891-92, its condi- 
tion was improved bj T work to such an extent that at the close of 1896 
only five colonies were found, and few insects were found during that 
