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Only one egg cluster was found in the residential portion of this 
town in 1896, whereas they occurred in all parts of the town in 1891. 
On account of the constant traffic through the town an occasional 
caterpillar has been found during the past season. In the woods near 
the Saugus and Maiden lines a number of caterpillars were caught 
under burlaps the present season. 
SALEM. 
Nearly all of the colonies that were found near the center of popula- 
tion in this town, and there were many, were exterminated by 1896. 
The very bad colony at Harmony Grove Cemetery is certainly exter- 
minated. The region known as the Salem Great Pastures, containing 
thick brush, was generally infested, and all the work that was feasible 
with the means provided was done up to 1806. It was then reported 
that in many cases the work had been a success and in others the lack 
of money resulted in cessation of work and consequent failure to 
exterminate. This year all known colonies in the pastures were gone 
over, beginning in April. The brush was cut and burned and wherever 
larva 1 or eggs were found the region was burned over with oil. The trees 
were trimmed and burlaped and the whole region is now in excellent 
condition. It is possible that an occasional egg cluster will be left, but 
no inspection can be made this fall. 
SAUGUS. 
This is one of the worst towns. Colonies were found in the wood- 
lands in 1803 and 1804, some of them quite large. The insects were 
held partially in check, but in 1806 they were reported to have increased 
and extended their limits, threatening not only to extend still farther 
into Saugus woods, but to reinfest Lynn, Salem, Swampscott, as well 
as other places where the moth was then nearly exterminated. In the 
winter of 1806-07 and in the spring of 1807 egg clusters were treated 
in these woods in all known colonies. Throughout these same colonics 
about 150,000 of the smaller trees were cut out, as well as the under- 
brush. The remaining trees were then burlaped and carefully watched 
during the summer. The effect of this careful work is well indicated by 
the following example: In what is known as Colony 17 during the fall 
and winter of 1896-97, 76, 000 egg clusters were taken. In the same col- 
ony under burlaps during the summer 130,000 caterpillars were taken, 
and in tin' fall of 1807 rigid inspection showed six egg clusters only. 
This was a very difficult block of woods to work in. containing high pine 
trees, in which the moths as a general thing laid their eggs at a con- 
siderable elevation above ground. In the other colonies the work has 
resulted in about the same way. All of these spots will be burlaped 
next year. The egg inspection during the fall o\' 1807 occupied only 
about one-fourth of the time given to it the previous winter. The vil- 
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