The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21
CoM.yG or rnE GYPSY MJTH.
How An Ertumo o=I-tr Car"Ie-snrs, Set
Loo.e a Deadly Y .rMy 10 Tree.

Loose Deadly y -Wy TO Tree.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Jan. 2O-Not so very
long ago n scientific wiSeacre OF this State
who had never had the pleasure o: meeting
with IL gypsy moth. since the frivolous crea-
ture had not Iourncyed into the old Bay State
at the time. sent word to a friend in n far
away land. the home OF the insect. saying:
Please send me gypsy moth right away;
want to look Mt him; l want to study him"
So the friend, who WAS an obedient chap. went
into his garden. and with 10 trouble caught g
gypsy moth. one Of large band Of tho moths
who were encamPed there and had eaten
about everything IN the neighborhGod. ex-
cent tho house and toughest parts Of the
fence. and ho put him in a. ventilated box
ami mailed him to the tomoloRist In
Massachusetts.
The gypsy moth arrived safely at his des-
tination and the scientific sharp went TO work
with his iackkniis at his cage 20 Gisentomb
him, lie was so lively that he easily stood on
his heal and scrapod his hind legs together in
the air So that the wise man might know.
perhaps. that he was glad TO know him. He
was lust AS lively after he had been carved out
OF his mummy case. but the entomol ogist was
light-nnGered also. and no eXpertly caught
his yisitnI ~ his tail feathers. and then went
out on his ErTaula 70 ~HTutlnZe him in 9
strong light through his maguifyins glass
But the gypsy moth was smarter than the sci
entitc man, evidently very much smarter,
and he hadn't travelled over Land and water
so' sEal thousand miles to he stuck on a pin
and to MAKE an Chronological kOmaI holt
Jay lie biird mis- time; and when the
learned man had lilpp"d him over on his back,
holding ham stlll by the tail. but with slightly
ria"krnvi gr,p, "nl was about To chuck his
WicrOScup" down upun HIM. presto, no sud-
denly gathered hims eli into a d not spAsmodio-
ally yduSed himself away from the glass. slid
d"Sn y tho yeganfa floor; aud was OF into
Eaped at him tremendously for an instant, and
then set OF along the garden walk and across
and clover blossoms IN perfectly futile en-
dsaypr 10 Tecapturs him. That gypsy moth
got entirely away and never came back. and
Keen and sore was the disappointment Of the
Sore, also has been the disappointment Of
the old Bay state therefor ever since the
lurkless e,,nre OF the Gyrsy m pth took place
he is by 10 means ioIspttrn. The gypsy moth
Of the scientific man followed tho biblical in
Iupctl n: MULTIPLY and rrplenish the earth"
an the point ~ this history is in the ACT that
that little incident by which tho cutOmologist
lei 20 the Tail feathers OF his gypsy moth has
cost the stare 81 Aassachusetts over 500 OJO
moth got awaT the Bay state had TO uppuInt a
state Commission, whose business II MAS 10 20
aud End hltn, together with his progeny. ana
the Com mission found aim easily and 10 a
large majority, zach year now they keen on
looking for and hiding him in steadily aug
menting horde. No trouble at alt He Is al
ways on deck. Last years work ~ the ON
mission. iAt,Tdins 70 "A spring held papar " in
cludsd the examination OF 4.OOn.O;hI trees ami
the destruction Of "a. 100 egg clusters. all be-
s99sS1 20 the S5P'E 9s9 and eyer iuooooo
nal an approximation oi SltD.OOO With which
e mad ana night the sypsy moth Y asked. aad
y ls choice between constant light TO the ex-
senss99,.Pp. hks sl.ooo.ooO Yearly b. ths FAs-