-45$* 
Mercer, Nodaway, Pettis, Fike, Flatte, Putnam, Halls, Hay, St. Clair, 
Saline, Schuyler, Shelby, Vernon, tforth. 
NZITIASKA 
Cass, Douglas, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Fawnee, Richardson, Sarpy. 
OKLAHOMA 
Carter, Comanche, Craig, Noble, Osage, Fawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, 
Soger, Stephens, Tulsa. 
T3XAS 
Fannin. 
GYPSY MOTH 
"The continued intensive inspection of the area in Hew Jersey where 
cooperative eradication work has "been carried on "by the State and the 
Federal Government against the gypsy moth ( Porthetria disbar L.) since 
1920 failed to reveal the presence of this insect during 1930. The close 
examination which is being given to areas formerly known to be infested 
is progressing satisfactorily although considerable work remains to be 
done to insure complete eradication of the insect in that State. A 
single live eggcluster was found on a tree at Interlaken, IT. J., in 
March, which was shipped to that point from Iloslyn, Long Island, N. Y. 
Interlaken is not located in the are?, where intensive work is being done. 
The eggcluster was treated and careful scouting for a considerable dis- 
tance around the locality where the tree was planted failed to disclose 
any additional infestation. As a precaution, the area and surroundings 
we're thoroughly sprayed in June and no trace of the insect has been 
found*" The number of infested locations in the barrier zone, an area 
approximately 30 miles wile, extending from the Canadian border to Long 
Island Sound along the New England States and New York boundaries, was 
greater than last year. Most of the infestations were located in the 
section of the zone in south-western Massachusetts, northwestern Con- 
necticut, and the territory adjoining it in New York State. A large 
proportion were found in voodland areas. Clean-up and exterminative 
treatment was applied to all the infestations in order to destroy the 
insect in these localities. Since the barrier zone was established 
in 1923 in cooperation with the States concerned, no serious spread to 
points beyond this protective area has been reported. At the beginning 
of the year an infestation of considerable extent was found on Long- 
Island, N. Y. , centering at one of the nurseries at Hoslyn. Vigorous 
measures were taken at once by the authorities of the State of New York 
and the Federal Government to exterminate this infestation. It was 
necessary to trace a large number of shipments of nursery stock which 
had been sent from the infested area on Long Island' to various points 
to be sure that the insect had not become established in this way. As 
a result of this tracing, a very small number of live eggclusters were 
found at three points on Long Island and at one point in New Jersey. 3y 
