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ArPLE CuKCULio {Auihononius quadrigibbus). Last year I found many of 

 this species feeding npon haws at Grimsby, hut none on apples. This year I 

 took a single specimen on apple in June about ten miles from Winona (Niagara 

 District). I believe Mr. Swaine found it fairly common near Montreal a year 

 or two ago. 



Bud M'otii (Tmetocera oceUana). Many complaints have been made of the 

 damage done by the larvae to buds. I have seen them quite abundant occasionally, 

 but, with the exception of yoimg trees not yet bearing fruit, I cannot say they 

 have been so destructive as many growers claim. So far as I can judge, well 

 sprayed orchards are seldom much troubled. Apparently the early part of this 

 season was unfavorable to the larvse and many died, but in spite of this, there was 

 an average number of infested leaves this autumn showing evidence that sufficient 

 had been left to produce a nonnal number next spring. 



Case-Bearers {Coleopliora fhtclierella and C. ynalivorella) were not so numer- 

 ous as usual. 



Fig. 21. 



-Orchard defoliated by Fall Canker-worms. 

 (Photo taken about June 12th.) 



Palmer "Worm {Ypsoloplius pomotelliis) which was very abundant in many 

 orchards in Western Ontario last year was greatly reduced in number this year, 

 though a few could be found in almost any district. 



Americax Text Caterpillar (Malacosoma americana). In the western half 

 of Ontario this species has been increasing in number but is not yet at all abundant. 

 east of Toronto, however, it has been a scourge this year, especially from about 

 Brighton eastward, getting worse the farther east one went. Unsprayed orchards 

 were badly defoliated, hut it is a pleasure to report that in every case where 

 orchards received the application with lime-sulphur before the buds burst and 

 lime-sulphur with arsenate of lead just before the blossoms began to burst, there 

 was scarcely a nest to be found. A number of the sprayers reported that they 



