854 . . EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



LETHBRIDGE, ALTA.— Mr. E. II. Stricidand in charge. Cutworms 

 affecting cereals and field crops; injury to winter wheat involving a study of 

 Eelworms. 



AGASSIZ, B.C. — Mr. R. C. Treherne in charge. Completion of investiga- 

 tion of Strawberry Root Weevil {Otiorhynchus ovatus) ; investigations on 

 Lesser Apple Worm; Budmoths and other insects affecting apple; Wheat Midge 

 (Diplosis triticif) and Root Maggots. 



.Mr. L. S. McLainc, through the cordial co-operation of Dr. L. O. Howard, Chief 

 of the Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture, and of 

 Mr. A. F. Burgess, in charge of the Gii)sy and Brown-tail Moth work, was located at 

 the Gipsy Moth Parasite Laboratory, Melrose Highlands, Mass., during the summer, 

 for the purpose of collecting caterpillars and breeding out the parasites which were 

 shipped to Eredericton, N.B., as will be described later. 



Apart from the importance of the numerous lines of inquiry which are being fol- 

 lowed at the various field stations, the value of this progressive policy. has been experi- 

 enced and appreciated in other directions. The officere in charge are able personally to 

 visit and advise local agriculturists, to attend and address meetings and, not infre- 

 quently when an ooitbreak of an insect is reported to us, we are able to have the matter 

 immediately investigated to the greater satisfaction of all concerned. A personal visit 

 from an officer of the department gives far more satisfaction than the receipt of a letter 

 »f advice. In many cases the officer can give advice when the same could not be sent 

 from this office owing to lack of definite infomiation. A visit from a medical man. is 

 more valuable than a diagnosis and prescription obtained by the use of the mails. 



As in previous reports, the work of ^ the Division will be considered tinder the 

 following sections : — 



I. The administration of the Destructive Insect and Pest Act, including : — 



(a) Inspection and fumigation of imported nursery stock, etc. 

 {h) Field work against the Brown-tail Moth and parasite work. 



II. Insects affecting cereals and field crops. 



III. Insects affecting fruit crops. 



IV. Insects affecting forest and shade trees. 



V. Insects affecting domestic animals and man. 



VI. Insects affecting garden and greenhouse. 



VII. Apiculture. 



VIII. Miscellaneous. 



L THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DESTRUCTIVE INSECT AND PEST 



ACT. 



Amendments to Regulations. 



The following amendments to the regulations under the Act have been made by 

 Order in Council during the past year: — 



October 8, 1913. — North Portal, Sask. was declared a port of entry for imported 

 nursery stock, the importation season being March 15 to May 15 and October 7 to 

 December 7. 



December 4, 1913. — The following new regulation prohibiting the importation of 

 nursery stock through the mails was passed, to take effect on and after March 1, 1914. 

 This was necessitated by the impracticability of intercepting mail shipments for the 

 purposes of inspection and fumigation: — 



Ottawa. 



