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expansion of agriculture in Canada and the attendant extension of trade witii 

 various parts of the world have brought the study of economic entomology into 

 greater prominence than formerly. New pests threaten us, and old ones demand 

 further investigation. There is a pressing demand for the discovery of more ef- 

 fective methods of control which call for men of considerable practical knowledge 

 of the various branches of agriculture and a thorough grounding in entomology 

 and related subjects. Fortunately our Agricultural Colleges are turning out such 

 men, but the demand is still greater than the supply. 



In order to cope with the work in hand, new lines of investigation are being 

 followed. For example, trained men are now located at field stations in infested 

 areas, where they are able to study the pests at work, learn their habits and life 

 history, and work out effective methods of control. Attention is being given also 

 to the breeding of parasitic insects which prey upon injurious forms with the hope 

 of restoring the balance which has been disturbed. Along these lines the Society 

 with its many trained men is doing active work. 



The forty-ninth annual meeting of the Society was held in the Carnegie 

 Library, Ottawa, November 19th and 20th last, with a large attendance of mem- 

 bers present. An account of the papers read will be found in the forty-third An- 

 nual Report of the Society soon to appear. 



The titles of the papers are: 



"Faunal Zones of Canada," by Dr. E. M. Walker (President's Address). 



" Review of Canadian Entomology for 1912," by Dr. Hewitt. 



" The Teaching of Entomology in the Agricultural College," by Prof. Lochhead. 



" The Rise in Public Estimation of the Science of Entomology," by Rev. Dr. Fyles. 



"Bumble-Bees and Their Ways," by F. W. L. Sladen (Public Lecture). 



"The Chinch-Bug in Ontario," by H. F. Hudson. 



"The Importation and Establishment of Predaceous Enemies of the Brown-tail 

 Moth in New Brunswick," by J. D. Tothill. 



" The Discovery of the San Jose Scale in Nova Scotia," by G. E. Sanders. 



" Observations on the Effect of Climatic Conditions on the Brown-tail Moth in 

 Canada," by Messrs, Tothill and Sanders. 



" Observations on the Apple Maggot in Ontario in 1912," by W. A. Ross. 



" Notes on Injurious Orchard Insects in Quebec in 1912," by C. E. Petch. 



" Insects of the Season in Ontario," by L. Caesar. 



" Injurious Insects in Quebec in 1912," by Prof. Lochhead. 



" Forest Insects in Canada in 1912," by J. M. Swaine, 



" The Elater Beetles," by G. Beaulieu. 



' Aquatic Insects," by Dr. R. Matheson. 



" The Entomological Record for 1912," by A. Gibson. 



"Flea Beetles and Their Control," by A. Gibson. 



" Insect Pests of Southern Manitoba During 1912," by N, Criddle. 



" Some New and Unrecorded Ontario Fruit Pests," by L. Caesar. 



" Arsenite of Zinc as a Substitute for Arsenate of Lead," by L. Caesar. 



The Canadian Entomologist, the publication of the Society, under the editor- 

 ship of Dr. E. 'M. Walker, has now entered its forty-fifth volume, and is recognized 

 as one of the most valuable Entomological Magazines on the continent. 



The Society is now entering upon its fiftieth year of existence, and will hold 

 its Jubilee at Guelph at the end of August. Invitations have been issued to the 

 Scientific Societies of America to send delegates to the meeting. It is noteworthy 

 that one of the founders of the Society, Eev. Dr. Bethune, is President for the pre- 

 sent year, and will preside over the meetings at the Jubilee Celebration. 



