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apparently becoming more destructive each year. This is probably due to the fact 

 that little new stock has been set out, and the powers of resistance of the old trees 

 are gradually diminishing. Further, diseased and useless trees are almost invariably 

 left to act as breeding places for the insects and centres from which young stock can 

 be infected. 







Fig. 13. — Piece of Branch infested with Oyster-shell Scale. 



REPOET OF THE COUNCIL. 



The Council of the Entomological Society of Ontario begs to present its report 

 for the year 1912-13. 



The Forty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Society was held at the Ontario 

 Agricultural College, Guelph, on Thursday and Friday, November 23rd and 24th, 

 1911. There were eight members present from a distance, as well as a large attend- 

 ance of the faculty and students connected with the College. 



During the first afternoon, the reports of the Directors on the insects of the 

 year were read and discussed ; papers were read by Dr. G. G. Hewitt on " Some 

 Work of the Division of Entomology in 1911 ; " by Mr. L. Caesar on " Insects of 

 the Year in Ontario," and by the Eev. Dr. T. W. Fyles on " Notes on the Season 

 1911." Eeports were read from the Montreal Branch, the Toronto Branch, the 

 Librarian, Curator, and Delegate to the Eoyal Society. 



In the evening a public meeting was held in the Massey Hall auditorium, 

 which was well attended by members of the Society, students of the College and 

 the- Macdonald Institute, and visitors from the town. Dr. C. G. Hewitt gave a 

 most interesting address on " Insect Scourges of Mankind," which was illustrated 

 by many excellent lantern-slides. The chair was occupied by President Creelman 

 of the College. 



On the following day the Society met in the Museum of the Biological Depart- 

 ment, where many interesting specimens were exhibited by the members. The 

 Annual Address of the President, Dr. Walker, was then read, after which the elec- 

 tion of officers for the ensuing year took place. In the afternoon the following 

 papers were read : " Some Injurious Forest Insects at De Grassi Point, Lake Sim- 

 coe," by Dr. E. M. Walker; ''Thrips Affecting Oats," by Dr. C. G. Hewitt; "The 

 Stream," by Dr. T. W. Fyles ; " A Hymenopterous Parasite of Hepialus thule," by 

 Mr. A. F. Winn ; " Injurious Insects of the Year, Macdonald College, Quebec," by 



