264 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



A detailed report is made on the volunteer entomological service of 

 the State. The volunteer observers now number -iS and are located 

 in 39 counties. A summarj^ is given of the rejwrt from each observer. 

 The author gives a list of 82 insects, specimens of which have been 

 exhibited at farmers' institutes and similar gatherings for the purpose 

 of giving instruction in the economic relationships of insects. A list 

 is given of newspaper articles and other pul)lications of the entomol- 

 ogist for the year. 



Thirtieth annual report of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 

 1899 {Bj>t. Ontario Ent. Soc. 1899, j}j}. 127, pis. 2, figs. 66').— This 

 report contains the proceedings of the thirty-sixth annual meeting of 

 the Entomological Society of Ontario, held in Loudon, October 11 and 

 12, 1899, and the proceedings of the first annual meeting of the North- 

 west Entomological Society, held at Lacombe, Alberta, Northwest 

 Territories, November 7, 1899. 



A conference was held on the San Jose scale, during which W. 

 Lochhead presented a paper on the economic aspect of the San Jose 

 scale and its allies. A general discussion followed this paper. 



The annual address of the president of the Entomological Society 

 of Ontario contained suggestions regarding the organization of an 

 entomologists' union, notes on the milkweed butterll}^ and other 

 insects. 



F. M. Webster presented a popular history of the past century of 

 American entomology, and briefly discussed the subject of the native 

 home of the San Jose scale (pp. 65, 56). The same author gave a brief 

 note on the larval habits of Uranotes melintts. 



W. Lochhead presented notes on some insects found on coniferous 

 shade trees. These notes covered the subjects of the economic impor- 

 tance, life history, and habits of Chermes aMetis and Lygceonematiis 

 erichsonii. The attraction of electric light for moths was discussed by 

 A. Gibson. It was noted that the male insects were attracted in much 

 greater numbers than the females. 



A paper on the injurious insects of the orchard, garden, and farm 

 for the season of 1899 was read by W. Lochhead. This paper con- 

 tained a discussion of the history and life habits of the codling moth, 

 bud moth, tent caterpillars, several species of scale insects, Colorado 

 potato beetle, squash bug, cabbage Avorm, cal)bage aphis, grapevine 

 leaf hopper, wheat-stem maggot, clover-root borer, etc. 



C. J. S. Bethune reported a case of fatal bite from Sinea diadema. 

 Brief notes were given by J. A. Moffat upon some Cuban insects — 

 PoUstes lineata, Chloridea viresceru, etc. The same author discussed 

 the wing structure of the milkweed butterfly. 



A paper on Nature-study lessons upon the cabbage butterfly was 

 read by W. Lochhead. T. W. Fjdes gave an account of the structure, 

 habits, and classification of spiders. Under the title "Notes on insects 



