216 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Esq., M. P., who had given him assistance, and provided him with 

 facihties for examining this pest. 



The Rev. T. W. Fyles, of South Quebec, said it afforded him much 

 pleasure to second the vote of thanks to their President. Referring to the 

 fungous disease upon the cut-worms mentioned by Mr. Fletcher, he said 

 that he had known in England many years ago of an insect similar to this 

 being attacked by some such disease as had been described. He spoke 

 of the habits of cut-worms, saying that as they did not tunnel their way 

 from plant to plant, but passed over the surface, a circle of salt placed 

 round each plant at a short distance would probably save it ; the larvae 

 would shun the salt. Besides this there was the remedy of " hilling up '' 

 the plant ; he had found that the larv^ would not climb a mound on ac- 

 count of the particles of earth giving way. He believed that salt in the 

 early stages of the plants and the mounds of earth afterwards, would 

 amply protect corn, etc., from the attacks of the insects. 



He next spoke of the potato beetle, D. decem-li7ieata, and expressed 

 his belief that its numbers and vigor were decreasing in the Province of 

 Quebec. He stated that there were places on the Lower St. Lawrence 

 where it had not appeared. 



He next remarked that Nemattis Erichsonii, the Larch saw-fly, had 

 extended its ravages along the Beauce Valley to the neighborhood of 

 Quebec, where it had stripped the tamaracks (larch) bare. A second 

 growth of leaves had appeared, and this probably would save 

 the trees. If, however, the attacks were repeated to the same extent, he 

 believed the trees would die. Mr. Fyles showed specimens of the insect 

 and of its cocoons. 



Mr. J. Alston Moffat, of Hamilton, stated that he had lately leceived 

 from his friend, Mr. J. B. Hay, of Brantford, some specimens of a beetle 

 that had been found attacking hot-house plants, Ahitilon, Roses, Phnnbago, 

 etc. The insect being new to him he sent it to Dr. Horn for identification, 

 and received the follow letter from him : — 



Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. loth, 1884. 

 Dear Sir : The insect you send is Aramiges Fulleri Horn. (Fuller's 

 rose beetle). It is widely scattered over the country, and has been re- 

 ported to me as damaging many hot-house plants, particularly the thick 

 leaved varieties. It seems a great nuisance, and eight years ago appeared 

 to be rare. G. H. Horn. . 



Specimens of this insect were exhibited by Mr. Moffat. 



