36 THE REPORT OF THE 



No. 19 



Reports on Insects of the year presented by tlie directors from their respective 

 divisions of Ontario. 



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

 nearly- filled with an appreciative audience in spite of the inclemency of the 

 weather caused by the first snowstorm of the season. After a hearty wel- 

 come from President Creelman, the President, Mr. John D. Evans, read his 

 address, and was followed by a paper on "What the Entomological Society 

 of Ontario can do for the Ontario Agricultural College," by Professor Loch- 

 head, and a description of "A Canoe trip for Entomological Purposes through 

 the Algonquin Park" — illustrated by a number of original lantern views— 

 by Mr. Paul Hahn, of Toronto. The second day was occupied with the read- 

 ing of reports from the branches and officers of the Society and a series of 

 scientific and practical papers, all of which have been published in the 

 annual volume. 



This volume, the 37th Annual Eeport to the Legislature of Ontario, was 

 published in May last and contained 120 pages, a portrait of the retiring 

 President, Mr. John D. Evans, and six beautiful half-tone plates of Galls 

 from a variety of trees. Besides the papers already referred to it included 

 the following articles: "A Hunt for a Borer." by Mr. H. H. Lyman; ^'Two 

 Insects affecting Red Clover and Seed Production," "Insect Galls of On- 

 tario," "The Locust Mite," and "The Oyster-shell Bark Louse," by Mr. T. 

 D. Jarvis; "Hemiptera," "In the tracks of Newafvs Erichsonii" and "The 

 Notodontidse of the Province of Quebec," by Dr. Fyles; "Basswood, or Lin- 

 den, Insects" and "The Bean Weevil," by Mr. A. GibSon; "Insects injurious 

 to Ontario Crops in 1906" and "The Entomological Record, 1906," by Dr. 

 Fletcher: "Injurious Insects of 1906 in Ontario," by Prof. Bethune. 



A summer meeting of the Society — the first for a great many years — was 

 held at the Ontario Agricultural College on the 4th and 5th of July. Through 

 the kindness of President Creelman, the members from a distance were hospit- 

 ably entertained in the College residence during their visit, and the ladies 

 of the party were provided for in the Macdonald Hall. There were present 

 also a number of Ontario teachers who were taking a summer course of 

 Nature Study at the Macdonald Institute, and several students and members 

 of the College staff. The first afternoon, the President, Dr. Fletcher, occupy- 

 ing the chair, papers were read by Mr. Lyman on the distinction between 

 Thecla calanus and Edwardsii; Dr. Brodie on the life-history of a colony of 

 Tent Caterpillars and the parasites infesting them ; Dr. Fletcher on the con- 

 trol of the Gypsy and Brown-tail moths in Massachusetts by the importation 

 of parasites from Europe, and Mr. C. W. Nash on "Balance in Nature." 

 In the evening Dr. Henry Skinner, of Philadelphia, gave an interesting lec- 

 ture on "Insects as Carriers of Disease;" Mr. Nash spoke upon "Instinct v.^. 

 Education," and Dr. Fletcher gave an instructive address on "Nature Study 

 as a means of Education." The second day was devoted to an excursion to 

 Puslinch Lake, about sixty taking part in it; after some hours spent in col- 

 lecting entomological and botanical specimens, short addresses were given 

 by the College staff and others upon the various objects of interest that had 

 been brought in. 



At a subsequent meeting of the Council, Mr. L. Caesar, O. A. College, 

 was elected secretary for the remainder of the year in place of Mr. E. J. 

 Zavitz, who resigned on account of the pressure of his duties in the Depart- 

 ment of Forestry, which left him no time to devote to the business of the 

 Society. 



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

 been regularly issued at the beginning of each month. The 38th annual 

 volume was completed in December last, and ten numbers of the 39th volume 



