Entomological Society of Ontario. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



The forty-third annual meeting of the Entomological Society of On- 

 tario was held in its new headquarters at the Ontario Agricultural College, 

 Guelph, on Wednesday and Thursday, October 10th and 11th, 1906 ; the 

 sessions were presided over by Vice-president Dr. James Fletcher, Dominion 

 Entomologist and Botanist, Ottawa. Among the members present were 

 Mr. John D. Evans, Trenton, the retiring President; Mr. Henry H. Lyman, 

 Montreal ; Mr. Arthur Gibson, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa ; Mr. 

 C. H. Young, Hurdman's Bridge; Dr. Brodie and Messrs. C. W. Nash, J 

 B. Williams and Paul Hahn, Toronto; Mr. G. E. Fisher, Burlington; Mr. 

 J . Fred Smith, San Jose Scale Inspector for Ontario ; President Creelman, 

 Professors Hutt, McCready and Bethune, Messrs. Jarvis, Zavitz, Eastham, 

 Howitt, Barlow and Peart, of the Ontario Agricultural College and the Mac- 

 donald Institute. Letters expressing their regret at their inability to attend 

 were received from the Rev. Dr. Fyles, Levis, P. Q. ; Professor Lochhead, 

 Macdonald College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, P. Q. ; Mr. A. McNeill, Chief 

 of the Fruit Division, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa; Messrs. J. A. 

 Balkwill, W. E. Saunders and John Law, London; Mr. W. D. Kearfott, 

 Montclair, N. J. 



Owing to the lateness of the train from the east, there was only time 

 for a brief meeting of the Council on the morning of the 10th, at which some 

 necessary business was transacted. 



In the afternoon of Wednesday, October 10th, the Society met at 2.30 

 o'clock ; owing to the large attendance, over a hundred being present, the 

 meeting was held in the spacious Massey Hall. The proceedings began with 

 a discussion on the Codling-worm. 



THE CODLING- WORM DISCUSSION. 



Dr. Fletcher, the chairman, opened the debate by giving an outline 

 of the life-history of the insect, the extent of its ravages and the ordinary 

 methods of dealing with it. The following is a condensed summary of his 

 remarks : 



The Codling Moth is probably one of the most injurious insects that 

 we have to deal with in Canada in fruit work. The remedies are all well- 

 known, and are all sufficient, if a proper amount of care is taken by fruit 

 growers. However, it is neglected by many, and I think the present state 

 of the apple crop of this year is very largely due to fruit growers and farmers 

 generally not having paid attention to the regular remedies which they ought 

 to have made use of and not keeping their orchards clean and free from the 

 codling moth as well as they might have done. A great deal of work and 

 care are requisite, and as its habits vary somewhat in different parts of 



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