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NOTES FROM OTTAWA. 



Mr. H. F. Hudson, Field Officer of the Entomological Branch, 

 in charge of the Entomological Laboratory at Strathroy, Ont., has 

 given up his Entomological work and has joined the First Battery 

 of the Canadian Field Artillery of the Second Contingent which is 

 expected to leave for England for service abroad early in 1915. He is 

 now in trainings with his company at London, Ont. The good 

 wishes of his many Entomological friends will go with him. 



Mr. J. B. Gareau has been appointed a Field Officer and In- 

 spector of the Entomological Branch and commences his duties on 

 January 1st. Mr. Gareau is a graduate of the Quebec Forestry 

 School and during the last two years has been an officer of the 

 Poorest Service of British Columbia. He has also studied under 

 Prof. Kellogg at Stanford University, California from which 

 institution he was appointed. Mr. Gareau will continue the work 

 formerly carried on by Mr. Hudson. 



POPULAR AND ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY. 



DEFORMED APPLES AND THE CAUSES. 

 BY L. CAESAR, GUELITI, ONT. 



It is a very common occurrence in almost every district to 

 find apples that ar^ so deformed that they have to be rejected as 

 culls. Neglected orchards have usually, as one Would expect, the 

 greater proportion of such fruit; there are, however, exceptions 

 w^here the best cared-for orchards suffer severely. Although most 

 of the causes of these deformities have now been discovered there 

 are still some cases that have not yet been solved. 



Insect Injuries as a Cause. 



The chief insects to which malformed apples may be attributed 

 are Plum Curculio, Apple Curculio, Leaf-bugs or Capsids, Aphids, 

 Apple Maggot or Railroad Worm, Leaf-rollers and Green Fruit- 

 worms. Each of these will now be discussed in turn. 



Plum Curculio. Many apples and pears are deformed as a 

 result of the egg-laying and early feeding habits of this small 

 snout-beetle. The injury in such cases is done while the fruit is 

 still small. The eggs in these apples or pears either fail to hatch 



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