The gypsy moth - 1896 Author:Edward Howe Forbush Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: The Woek Of 1891. Appointment of the Second Commission. Governor Russell, having removed on Feb. 15, 1891, the salaried commission for the extermination of th... more »e gypsy moth, appointed another commission which organized as follows: Prof. N. S. Shaler of Harvard University, chairman, Francis H. Appleton of Peabody, secretary, both members of the State Board of Agriculture, and Hon. Wm. li. Sessions, secretary of that Board. These gentlemen served without remuneration, accepting oflice with the understanding that legislation would be asked for with reference to placing the work under the control of the State Board of Agriculture, where they believed it properly belonged. The new commissioners, having received information of their appointment by the governor, lost no time in obtaining information from the best authorities in regard to the possibility of exterminating the moth and the best methods of procedure. They received their commission on March 4, and the same day held a conference at the office of the State Board of Agriculture, with several eminent entomologists. Many prominent men from the towns in the region infested by the gypsy moth were also invited to attend. Among those present were Professor Riley, entomologist of the United States Department of Agriculture, Professor Fernald, entomologist of the Hatch Experiment Station and of the Board of Agriculture, Mr. Samuel Scudder of Cambridge, Mayor Wiggin of Malden, Chairman L. S. Gould of the selectmen of Melrose, Selectman W. C. Craig of Medford and W. A. Pierce of Arlington. The prevailing opinion of the entomologists was that recourse must be had to spraying with some of the arsenites in order to bring about the extermination of the moth. (See Appendix A for a report of the conference.) Preliminary Arrangements. On ...« less