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to a lesser extent exists iu Massachusetts, and a severe rednetioii in the num- 
ber of men allowed for gypsy moth work in Connecticut is resulting in leaving 
areas unprotected where work should be done. The 20 camps now engaged iu 
these activities are distributed as follows : 5 in Vermont. 9 in Massachusetts, 
and 6 in Connecticut. All of these camps are under the jurisdiction of the 
Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture except one, 
which is under the United States Department of the Interior. 
During the year work was done in 148 towns, and gypsy moth infestations 
were discovered in 105 of them, involving a total of 1,162 colonies. The 
records in table 7 which refer to burlap applied and larvae and pupae de- 
stroyed beneath them represent the sum total for the fiscal year. Inasmuch 
as caterpillars and pupae are found underneath the burlap during July it 
does not represent the work for the entire season. 
The Forest Service has cooperated in the C. C. C. gypsy moth work during 
the year and furnished the services of an Emergency Conservation Work 
forester to assist gypsy moth foremen in combining gypsy moth cutting work 
with silvicultural rractices. 
The work has resulted in giving added protection to the barrier zone and 
in reducing the danger of westward spread. In many places favorable for 
gypsy moth increase and in locations where danger westward spread is 
great, conditions hav;> been greatly improved, and those areas where the vrork 
has been done are ii a much better condition. 
Table 7 summarizes the work performed by the W. P. A. and C. C. C. 
personnel. 
