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clusters that were deposited above the snow line, which was due largely to 
the extremely severewinter. 
During July new gipsy moth infestations have been reported from Somerville, 
N. Js, and Brooklyn, N. Ye, two areas outside the region infested in New 
England. An examination is being made to determine the extent of these 
infestations and active work is to be taken up in cooperation with the States 
concerned to exterminate these colonies. 
The experimental work has been greatly curtailed owing to shortage of funds. 
From the field reports arid collections that have been made, it appears that 
parasites and natural enemies have been slightly more abundant this years 
than during the previous year, 
A European insect known as the satin moth, Stilpnotia salicis, was 
reported this year in Medford, Masse It was found feeding on poplar trees, 
some of which were defoliateds This insect is said to feed in Europe on poplar, 
willew, and oake An endeavor has been-made to clean up the worst infested 
area by the Superintendent of the Midd@ésex Fells Reservation and the State 
Forester in Massachusettss Information concerning the life history and 
habits of this insect is being secured by assistants from the gipsy moth 
laboratory and field men from the Bureau of Entomology at Melrose Highlands, 
Masse, to determine the extent of the infestation. At this writing the insect 
has been found in 28 towns north of Bostons 
The brown-tail moth has occurred in sufficient numbers in several localities 
in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to. defoliate orchards completely. Thees 
are in the eastern part of the territorye No severe infestations have been 
found near the outside border of the infested area. | 
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