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Island. All of these shipments were free from infestation, except a single 
lot of cordwood on which one egg cluster was found. A limited amount of 
checking work was performed in a number of areas that had been scouted by 
the State force but no additional infestation was discovered. 
GYPSY MOTH WORK IN CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS CAMPS 
In the area between the barrier zone and the Connecticut River, work has 
been carried on throughout the year by men allotted from 18 Civilian Conserva- 
tion Corps camps. In most cases 20 men have been detailed from each camp 
for this work, which is carried on under the supervision of the gypsy moth 
office of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. One forest camp 
is located in Vermont, 5 in Massachusetts, and 7 in Connecticut, and, in addition 
to these, 5 camps under the control of the Department of the Interior are located 
in the Massachusetts area. This work is a continuation of that taken up 
during the previous fiscal year. 
The average number of Civilian Conservation Corps men on the gypsy moth 
work on days when work was performed was 428. Owing to arrangements 
allowing for the making up of lost time on Saturdays, only 1.1 percent of 
available time was lost. This is a marked improvement over the record of 
the previous year, when 15 perecnt of available time was lost. During the year 
103,445 6-hour man-days were used on the project, being some 26,000 more 
man-days than during the previous year. This increase in man-days made 
possible a large increase in the volume of work accomplished, especially 
hand control practices in severe infestations. The tree growth on a total 
of 407,653 acres of woodland and open country and along 1,441 miles of 
road was examined for gypsy moth infestation. This is slightly less than was 
accomplished the previous year, owing to the more intensive work done in 
infestations. Tabulations of the year's work show a large increase in accom- 
plishments, with nearly a million individual trees examined and 4,685 destroyed. 
Fallen trees and branches and undesirable tree growth, also species particu- 
larly favored by the gypsy moth, were removed from 984 acres, leaving these 
stands less favorable for gypsy moth increase, and in better condition for 
future gypsy moth work. A total of 612,069 new egg clusters were found and 
treated. During May and June 1935, 396,933 trees were banded with burlap, 
and by the end of June 1,388,430 gypsy moth caterpillars were destroyed by 
men patrolling them. This type of work is seasonal and many more caterpillars 
will be crushed in July before the season is over. 
The work has demonstrated the practicability of using Civilian Conservation 
Corps men for gypsy moth work in the area under consideration and lias 
resulted in preventing large increases in the gypsy moth infestations in the 
area worked between the Connecticut River and the barrier zone and has 
materially decreased the danger of spread from this area into the zone. 
During the year a large extension of the Civilian Conservation Corps gypsy 
moth work east of the barrier zone was proposed and, if put into operation, it 
will probably result in greatly extending this work for the coming year, al- 
though not to the extent requested. 
WORK IN NEW JERSEY 
On the northern rim of the area that was previously infested in New Jersey, 
several male moths were taken in the summer of 1934, in the townships of 
Mendham, Morris, and Randolph, and a single moth was captured in Paha- 
quarry Township near the Pennsylvania line. The State gypsy moth force 
carried on scouting work in the fall and winter in the first three townships 
and Federal agents were detailed to work in Pahaquarry Township and to scout 
certain sections in the townships previously mentioned near some of the cages 
where male moths had been captured the previous summer. In all. 3,(512 acres 
of woodland were scouted and, in addition to this. 532 acres in the region of 
the Palisades near the George Washington Bridge, Fori Lee, N. J., were 
scouted by the State force. No infestation was found in Pahaquarry Town- 
ship, but two locations, totaling 31 egg clusters, were discovered in Morris 
Township, and one consisting of 14 egg clusters was found on the Mcndham- 
Randolph Township line. These areas were sprayed in June and a belt sur- 
rounding them, aggregating 178 acres, was also treated. The State and Fed- 
eral forces cooperated in carrying through this work. 
