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they were rather later than usual and I did not see as many moths flying as 

 in 1905 and 1906. In the latter year they were very abundant at light on 

 the night of September 26th, which was dark and rainy. 



Although I have bred a great many of these insects from the larval 

 state to maturity, I have never found one parasitized and their method of 

 life, no doubt, protects them largely from enemies of this class. 



The Tarnished plant bug, though still more in evidence than was 

 pleasant, did less mischief than usual, and Aphides, though rather abundant 

 in spring, became less so as the season advanced. Dragon-flies were very 

 scarce indeed, so much so that in the marshy meadows where they usually 

 abound I did not see this summer, one for every hundred generally to be 

 found in these localities. Bumble -bees also were far less numerous than 

 they should be for the good of the country. Of the five or six nests provided 

 by me for them, not one was occupied, though for the previous five years 

 every one has been tenanted. 



Division No. 6.— London District. By J. A. Balkw^ill. 



In this neighborhood we have been fortunately, almost exempt from 

 serious injury from insects with one noteworthy exception that was an 

 unusually large number of cutworms which attacked almost every kind of 

 garden vegetable even boring into onion stalks; one party tells of taking 30 

 off one tomato plant; the larvse were nearly full grown and soon went into 

 pupation. 



The Cottony Maple scale which disfigured our maple trees for a number 

 of years has almost entirely disappeared. 



The Tussock moth we have in considerable numbers but not numerous 

 enough to cause alarm. 



Nothing is heard about the Pea Weevil although an occasional one is 

 found in the peas which were sown early. 



After these reports were read, a short discussion followed, in the course 

 of which Prof. Hutt said that the Rose Chafer was very injurious near 

 Leamington this year. The English Sparrow had developed a taste for 

 them and devoured great numbers. This is one point to be scored in favor 

 of these birds. Mr. Csesar said that he had been sent some specimens of 

 insects from Toronto which were reported to be destroying almost everything 

 in a garden. They proved to belong to the Fulgoridse and were identified 

 by Dr. Bethune as Ormenis pruinosa, Say. They seemed to be fairly numer- 

 ous about Toronto and were found on tree trunks when he visited the city 

 about the middle of July. 



EVENING SESSION. 



Thursday, October 31st, 1907. 



In the evening Mr. A. H. Kirkland, of Boston, who is in charge of the 

 efforts now being made in Massachusetts to suppress the Gypsy and Brown- 

 tail Moths, gave a liighly interesting account of the work and the results 

 that have so far been accomplished. His address was illustrated with a 

 series of lantern pictures which graphically showed how the operations are 

 carried on. He described also the importation of parasites and some pre- 



