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"One of the most noticeable things in connection with the San Jose scale 

 this year was the lateness of the commencement of the breeding season ; and 

 owing to the laTeness of the spring in opening large numbers of them starved 

 to death. Another peculiarity therewith was that this was most noticeablo 

 on heavy cold soils. On the warmer and earlier soils they have done fairly 

 well. In other words in all those sections where early gardening is done 

 and where vegetation started early the sap also began to flow earlier, and as 

 this is their food they were consequently started in their work of destruction 

 in good shape. 



"I am also pleased to inform you that never before was there so much 

 treating done for its destruction. Lime and sulphur was the almost univer- 

 sal remedy and so much sulphur was used that there was a sulphur famine. 

 At Leamington, towards the last of the season, none could be got at all. In 

 village and small town lo^s considerable Target Brand and Carlson's Mixture 

 was used, but on account of the large quantity of scale that were winter kill- 

 ed it was almost impossible to form an opinion as to their value. At Leam- 

 ington I made an inspection, along with the local Inspector, of several lots 

 treated with Target Brand, and as I was not then aware of the large quantities 

 winter killed I had to give the Biand credit for doing the good work; but 

 later I found some lots fhat had not been treated at all and there was very 

 little life to be found. The examination at Leamington was made on the 

 5th of July. On Fhe 30th of July, at Bartonville, on trees which had not 

 been treated for the scale larvae were to be found running, which is the 

 latest that I have ever seen in Ontario." 



Miscellaneous. 



The remainder of the time set apart for the conference was employed in 

 discussing a variety of insects, respecting which information was desired. 

 For the potato flea-beetle it was stated that Bordeaux mixture had proved to 

 be the best remedy, and also for that attacking cucumbers ; poisoned-lime is 

 useful for the grape-vine flea-beetle and is made with Paris green and lime 

 so thick that it can only just be sprayed. For the oyster-shell scale the lime 

 wash (made in proportion of one pound of lime to a gallon of water) has 

 proved entirely satisfactory. It should be applied in the autumn as soon as 

 the leaves have fallen, and be repeated a few days later. Two applications 

 of this thin wash are more effective than a single one made with double the 

 amount of lime. For slugs attacking celery, freshly slaked lime was recom- 

 mended, to be put on before hilling up the plants, and repeated for two or 

 three days in succession. The lime sticks to the slimy bodies of the slugs 

 and kills them through its caustic effects. 



Mr. W. R. Thompson mentioned that millipedes attacked tomatoes in 

 large numbers at Ste. Anne de Bellevue this summer, especially injuring 

 any fruit that touched the ground. The chairman advised as a remedy a 

 dressing of nitrate of soda. 



REPORTS ON INSECTS OF THE YEAR. 



Division No. 1,— Ottawa District. By C. H. Young, Ottav^a. 



During the past season I regret to say I have been unable to devote as 

 much time as I should have liked to the study of the insects of the Ottawa 

 district, which have appeared in destructive numbers. 



