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During tke first afternoon the reports of tlie directors on the noteworthy 

 insects of the year in their respective divisions were read and discussed; 

 papers were also presented by Dr. Fyles and Mr. H. H. Lyman on the Tus- 

 sock Moth; by Prof. Sherman on Entomological conditions in North Caro- 

 lina, and by Prof. Lochhead on the experiments made during the year 

 against San Jose scale. 



In the evening a public meeting was held in the Massey Hall at the 

 College and was largely attended. Addresses of welcome were given by 

 President Creelman and Mr. B. Barlow, representing the Wellington Field 

 Naturalist Club. These were followed by a very interesting account of 

 the Mosquito work in New Jersey, illustrated with a large number of lan- 

 tern slides from original photographs and drawings, by Prof. J. B. Smith. 

 The second day was occupied with the election of officers and the reading 

 of reports from the branches, as well as a number of papers on a variety 

 of important entomological subjects. 



The 36th Annual Report on economic and general Entomology was 

 duly presented to the Legislature of Ontario, and was printed and distri- 

 buted at the beginning of February — a much earlier date than usual. It 

 contained 143 pages, illustrated with 74 figures in the text, and contained 

 in addition to the papers already referred to, the following articles : "In- 

 sects as Nature Studies," by Prof. McCready; "Forest Insects" and "The 

 advantages and disadvantages of the Canadian Entomologist," by Dr. 

 Fyles; "Orthoptera and Odonata from Algonquin Park," by Mr. E. M. 

 Walker; "Butterfly Collecting in Canada," by Mrs. Nicholl; "Insects In- 

 jurious to Canadian Crops in 1905," and the important "Entomological 

 Record for 1905," by Dr. Fletcher; "Injurious Insects of the Flower Gar- 

 den," by Mr. A. Gibson; "Forest Entomology," by Mr. E. J. Zavitz. "The 

 Phlox Mite," the "Blue Spruce Saw-fly," and the "Bumble-bees that Fer- 

 tilize the Red Clover," by Mr. T. D. Jarvis; "Injurious Insects of 1905 in 

 Ontario," by Prof. Lochhead; a similar paper by Dr. Fletcher; and "Notes 

 on the Season of 1905," by Mr. C. Stevenson. 



The Canadian Entomologist, the monthly magazine of the 'Society, has 

 been regularly issued. The 37th annual volume was completed in Decem- 

 ber last and ten numbers of volume 38 have now been published. The 

 volume for 1905 consisted of 427 pages and was illustrated with seven full- 

 page plates, one of which was coloured, and 29 figures from original draw- 

 ings. The contributors numbered 62 and included writers in Canada, the 

 United States, England, Jamaica, and the Hawaiian and Philippine Islands. 

 The articles are largely scientific and include descriptions of ten new genera 

 and 161 new species and varieties. There is also a series of articles on 

 "Popular and Practical Entomology," which render the magazine more 

 interesting to those who have not yet entered upon a systematic study of 

 insects. It is hoped that more of those competent to write will assist in 

 maintaining this department of the magazine. 



During the winter months fortnightly meetings were held in the Society's 

 room at London, at which a variety of addresses were given on popular 

 scientific subjects. The attendance was not as large as might have been 

 expected in a city with such a considerable population and the seat of a 

 university. 



The reports from the Branches of the Society at Montreal, Quebec, 

 Toronto, British Columbia and Guelph are highly satisfactory and show 

 much enthusiastic work on the part of the members. 



At a meeting of delegates from the various Entomological Societies of 

 the United States and Canada, held at Cornell University during the sum- 

 mer session of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 



