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over the country. Spraying with a mixture of lime and Paris green is an 

 effective remedy ; when the shoots are being cut for table use lime alone 

 should be used. 



Mr, E. J. Zavitz, Secretary of the Society, gave some interesting notes 

 on a rare species of forest insect belonging to the Ptinidae, Dviode7-us 

 substriatus, Payk., which he had found injuring the bark of Hemlock 

 trees. 



Mr. J. Eaton Howitt related his observations of a beetle attacking 

 the fruit of an almond, which had been furnished by a grocer in Guelph. 

 The insect is probably a Southern importation brought with the nuts. 

 Further examination will be made, and the results reported at a future 

 meeting. 



Mr. H. Groh gave an account of the depredations of the gray 

 Blister-beetle, Epicaiita cinerea, which he had found feeding upon alfalfa 

 and other leguminous plants. The insect appeared in very large numbers, 

 and disappeared very suddenly. 



Mr. L. Caesar gave an interesting account of the work of Aphis-lions, 

 C/trysopa, and Assassin-bugs, Redtiviidce, in reducing the numbers of the 

 Pear-tree Psylla, which was doing much damage in an orchard in the 

 Niagara district. What at first portended a serious injury to the trees was 

 entirely got rid of through the friendly aid of these carnivorous insects. 



After these observations had been discussed, Prof. Bethune read a 

 paper by Mr. J. Chester Bradley, of Cornell University, on " An 

 Entomological Trip to the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia," 

 illustrated with a series of original lantern pictures. This paper was 

 intended for the annual meeting, but the slides, unfortunately, did not 

 arrive in time for its presentation then. 



There were thirty-four present during the evening, including some of 



the lady teachers belonging to the Nature-study class at the Macdonald 



Institute. Meetings will be regularly held on each alternate Wednesday 

 evening, the Wellington Field Naturalists' Club holding its meetings on 

 the intervening Wednesdays. 



ENTOMOLOGICAL MEETINGS AT BATON ROUGE, LA. 



The Association of Official Entomologists of the Cotton Belt will 

 meet at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Nov. 13 and 14, 1906. 



The Association of Farmers' Institute Workers will meet at Baton 

 Rouge, Nov. 12 and 13; the Association of Official Horticultural Inspect- 

 ors, Nov. 14, 15 and 16, and the Association of Agricultural Colleges and 

 Experiment Stations, Nov. 14, 15 and 16. 



