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Mr. Arnold said that the Pea Bug had committed more damage this 

 year in his neighborhood than ever before. Some friend had recommended 

 him to enclose a piece of camphor in the bags of seed peas with a view 

 of destroying the insect ; this he had tried and found useless. Mr. Gott, 

 of Arkona, had not found the beetles so plentiful this year as usual. The 

 subject was discussed at some length, and the general opinion expressed 

 that the most feasible remedy was to cease growing peas for a time in any 

 district where the insect had proved seriously destructive, and thus starve 

 them out. 



THE MAPLE TREE BORER. 



Prof Bell remarked that he had found this borer, " Clytns speciosus" 

 not nearly so common as formerly. Mr. Saunders said that he believed 

 it to be increasing in the neighborhood of London, and that some of the 

 street trees had been seriously injured by it ; he also referred to the depre- 

 dations of another maple borer, " Aegeria acerni," a small moth whose 

 larva burrows under the bark of the red maple, " Acer rt^brum" and in 

 season w^s quite common on the trunks of the maple trees on our streets. 

 Mr. Reed also reported the maples round his house being much infested 

 by this pest, the empty cocoons being found protruding from the trunks 

 of the trees in quantities during the summer. 



A discussion then ensued on the probabilities of new insect pests 

 being introduced from abroad by the importation of grains, seeds and 

 trees, in which several of the members took part. Mr. Weld urged that 

 the Society should call the attention of the Government to the necessity 

 of taking every possible precaution to prevent the introduction of such 

 insects. The President remarked that in his ofhcial capacity he had 

 through the Provincial Agricultural Association already brought this matter 

 before the Government, and that some steps in this direction had been 

 taken. 



The meeting then assumed an informal character and the membei^s 

 were shown by Messrs. Saunders, Denton and Reed many of the more 

 interesting specimens in the Society's large collections, and also exhibited 

 microscopic specimens illustrating the structure of insects ; the valuable 

 library of the Society was also examined by the members and added to 

 the interest of the gathering. 



After enjoying a very pleasant and profitable evening the meeting 

 adjourned. 



