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depredations of moths, I proceeded to beat the skin with a stick, and was 



considerably astonished to hear a great buzzing, and find myself attacked by 



some enraged humble bees, who had made their nest among the hair. After 



a time the skin was knocked down upon the floor, and the bees deserted their 



novel quarters. — C. J. S. B.] 



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ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



At a recent Meeting of the Council of the Agricultural and Arts Associa- 

 tion of Ontario, the following resolution was adopted : — 



" That the Secretary notify the Entomological Society that their Report will 

 not be required until about the 1st of October ; also that the grant iyill be paid at 

 the same time as the County Societies ; also that they will be furnished with room 

 for their Cabinet in the Agricultural Hall." 



At an informal meeting of some members of the Council of the Entomolo- 

 gical Society, who met in London, on the 15th ult., it was resolved that the 

 Report for 1870, should comprise a description of the insects noxious and 

 beneficial to the following productions of the field, the garden and the orchard : 

 wheat, potatoes, peas, hops : the apple, plum, grape, currant and gooseberry ) 

 the strawberry, cabbage, cucumber and squash, and any other crop, fruit, or 

 vegetable that may be attacked during the coming season by a new ravager or 

 in a more than ordinary degree. Members of the Society, and the public 

 generally are requested to kindly render such assistance as may be in their 

 power, by forwarding specimens and furnishing information of insect depreda- 

 tions, to either the general Secretary, Rev. C. J. S. Bethune, Credit, Ont., or 

 to the Secretary of the London Branch, E. B. Reed, Esq., London, Ont. 



Specimens of noxious and beneficial insects in all their stages, and examples 

 of their work and operation, are earnestly requested for the Cabinet of the 

 Society. They may be sent by mail, with perfect safety, if enclosed in stiff 

 pasteboard, or tin boxes of convenient size, and packed with a little cotton- 

 batting, wool, or other soft substance. They should never be enclosed in a 

 letter without some such protection, nor should dead specimens be sent loose 

 in a box. Living larvae should be sent in air-tight boxes, with sufficient food 

 to last them on their journey ; otherwise they die on the road and shrivel so 

 much as to become unrecognizable. Dead larvas should be carefully packed 

 in small vials filled with diluted spirits. As much information as can be 

 afforded about the specimens is always most desirable. 



REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH, 



FOR THE TEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1869. 



Your Committee present the Fifth Anuual Report. We congratulate the mem- 

 bers on the prosperous state of the London Branch. The Financial Statement 

 shows a small balance in hand, after paying off some $45 of the debt on the 



