1916 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



We were fortunate enough to have the support of Dr. A. H. MacKay, Super- 

 intendent of Education; Mr. L. A. DeWolfe, Director of Rural Education; several 

 of the provincial school, inspectors and others. All of these men have shown the 

 deepest interest in the work of the Society, and with their help we have been able 

 to enlist the support of a large number of teachers throughout the Province, many 

 of whom have already done some collecting and otherwise shown an interest in 

 entomological work. 



I have also had the heartiest assistance and encouragement from Mr. George 

 E. Sanders, Field Officer of the Dominion Entomological Branch. In all these, 

 together with the inspectors and ex-inspectors of the Dominion and Provincial 

 Entomological Branches, we have a very good nucleus- for the establishment of a 

 strong and vigorous society. 



At the present time we have a paid-up membership of forty-one members, and 

 I confidently hope and expect that before the winter has passed, we will have 

 doubled that number. 



The President: I am sure the members have listened to this extempore 

 report with very great pleasure. It is a matter of regret that while there used to 

 be a branch in the City of Quebec, we have not had a branch there for many years, 

 at least as long as I have been in this country, although we now have in the Pro- 

 vince of Quebec the Society for the Protection of Plants from Insect Pests and 

 Plant Diseases, which, in a way, takes the place of a Provincial Entomological 

 Society. At the same time, I think there is room for greater activity in the Pro- 

 vince of Quebec in the matter of entomology. We have a faitliful friend in Mr. 

 Chapais, who, I think, should try and work up the interest of the Entomological 

 Society in the Province of Quebec. Before proceeding further I should mention 

 that letters of regret have been received from the following people on account of 

 their inability to attend the meeting: Mr. Grodge Davidson, Provincial Botanist 

 of British Columbia; The Eev. Abbe Iluard, Provincial Entomologist of Quebec; 

 Prof. J. M. Aldrich; Prof. G. A.' Dean; Dr. W. E. Britton, State Entomologist of 

 Connecticut ; and then, in addition, we had promises to be present from the follow- 

 ing members of the Society and gentlemen who intended to be present: Dr. Felt, 

 but he has had an urgent call to Long Island ; Dr. Walker, who has been unable to 

 come on account of his academic duties, and Dr. Bethune, who was not able to 

 make the trip and who had lectures to attend to. Dr. Howard was to give our 

 public address, but he is unable to come owing to the fact that he met with an 

 accident. We also should have had with us Prof. Willing, Assistant Professor of 

 Natural History at the University of Saskatchewan, but illness has prevented him 

 from coming. 



PEPORT OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO TO THE 

 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 



I have the honor of presenting the following report of the work of the Ontario 

 Entomological Society for the year 1914-15. 



The past year vras a very successful one. The active membership continues 

 to increase, and the Society has now a relatively large number of trained workers 

 engaged in the investigation of the many insect problems that arise yearly in every 

 province. The presence of these new members has a stimulating influence on the 

 general work of the Society. They are young men. mostly graduates of the agri- 



