1908 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 41 



EEPORT TO THE EOYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 

 By Arthur Gibson, Ottawa. 



As delegate from the Entomological Society of Ontario, I have the 

 honour of presenting the following report of the work of the Society during 

 the past year. 



The annual meeting of the Society was held on October 31st and Novem- 

 ber 1st last, at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, the headquarters 

 of the Society. This meeting was a most successful one and a large number 

 of prominent entomologists and others were in attendance during the two 

 days' session. A feature of the annual meeting of this Society is the recep- 

 tion and discussion of the reports of the directors of the six Districts in 

 Ontario into which the economic work of the society is divided. In these 

 reports mention is made of the insects which have been particularly destruc- 

 tive during the season. The annual report of the Society appeared in March 

 last and in this an account of the proceedings of the above meeting are given, 

 as well as most of the papers which were presented at the sessions. Among 

 these latter the following may be mentioned : 



"The Entomological Outlook" (Presidential Address). By Dr. J. 

 Fletcher. 



"The Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths in Massachusetts." By Mr. A. H. 

 Kirkland. 



"Voices of the Night." By Rev. Thos. Fyles. 



"Collecting and Hearing Dragon-jflies at the Georgian Bay Biological 

 Station." By Dr. E. M. Walker. 



"A Preliminary List of the Scale Insects of Ontario." By Mr. T. D. 



"The Lime-Sulphur Wash." By Mr. L. Caesar. 



"An Unusual Outbreak of Halisidota Caterpillars." By Mr. Arthur 

 Gibson. 



"Additional Insect Galls of Ontario." By Mr. T. D. Jarvis. 



"Injurious Insects in Ontario in 1907." By Rev. Prof. Bethune. 



"Entomological Record, 1907." By Dr. James Fletcher and Mr. 

 Arthur Gibson. 



During the year the Society also held a summer meeting at the Ontario 

 Agricultural College, on July 4 and 5, when interesting papers were 

 presented by Mr. H. H. Lyman on "Thecla calanus and edwardsii" ; Mr. 

 C. W. Nash on "Balance in Nature"; Dr. Henry Skinner on "Insects as 

 Carriers of Diseases"; Dr. J. Fletcher on "Nature Study as a Means of 

 Education"; Dr. W. Brodie on "The Life-history of a Colony of the Tent 

 Caterpillar," and Mr. C. W. Nash on "Instinct vs. Education." An 

 excursion was also held to Puslinch Lake, about nine miles from the college, 

 many specimens of interest being collected. 



The Branches of the Society at Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Guelph and 

 Vancouver, have all been actively at work during 1907, and much useful 

 work in entomology is being thus encouraged at all of these centres. Regular 

 meetings during the winter have been held by all of these Branches of the 

 Society and many interesting papers have been presented and discussed. 



During the year 22 bound volumes have been added to the Society's 

 library at Guelph, besides a large number of periodicals, bulletins and 

 pamphlets. Many of these latter are being bound up into permanent volumes. 



