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lishment of the Brown-tail Moth in Canada. The work of Mr. E. P. Gorhani, 

 Assistant Horticulturist in the Pix»vineial Department of Agriculture, is also de- 

 serving of mention. 



Since the field work against the Brown -tail Moth was commenced in the 

 Province by the Dominion Entomological Service in 1911, the Provincial Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture has co-operated in the work by providing half the staff of 

 inspectors required, this excellent plan ibeing followed in both the infested provinces. 

 Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. A further necessary step was taken by the Pro- 

 vince in 1913, when an "Injurious Insect and Pest Act" was passed giving the 

 Provincial Department of Agriculture powers to take the necessary steps to pre- 

 vent the introduction and spi'ead of serious insect pests and plant diseases. 



Manitoba, Saskatcliewan and Alberta. 



In the three prairie provinces the agricultural conditions are probably re- 

 sponsible for the fact that, except for occasional serrous outbreaks of locusts or 

 cutworms which have been of the usual duration, there has been no insistent de- 

 mand for entomological work. AVith the adoption of more diversified methods of 

 farming and the necessity of increasing the production and discontinuing "mining" 

 lUe soil, greater attention must be paid to the methods of insect control. The 

 farmers in these provinces have looked to the Dominion Department of Agricul- 

 ture for assistance and have been well served. The establishment of field stations 

 in southern Manitoba and southern Alberta for special investigations indicates the 

 intention of the Dominion Government to assist the agriculturists of the West. 

 iSTotwitlistanding the fact that no official Provincial Entomologists have been ap- 

 pointed in the prairie provinces, there are a number of men who have had a markgd 

 influence on the progress of applied entomology in that important section of the 

 country. 



In Manitoba Mr. Norman Criddle has studied the native injurious insects for 

 many years. His work first came to the notice of Dr. Fletcher in 1901. Not only 

 has he become widely known to the farmers of Manitoba through his contributions 

 to iho agricultural press, but his investigations have been productive of results of 

 lu'actical value. His remedy for locusts, now w^ell known as the " Criddle Mix- 

 ture," lias proved of immense value. His appointment in the Dominion Service to 

 carry on investigations in Manitoba is a deserved recognition of his ability, and an 

 important step in the direction of assisting the grain growers in the control of in- 

 sects afPecting cereals. Prof. F. W. Brodrick, Professor of Horticulture at the 

 Manitoba Agricultural College, Winnipeg, Man., has also taken a keen interest in 

 entomological work, and he and Prof. V. W. Jackson, Professor of Botany, have 

 done much to extend a knowledge of the control of insect pests among the students 

 and agricultural community in the province. I understand that the estajblishment 

 of an Entomological Department in the Agricultural College, with a competent 

 man in charge, is contemplated: such a forward step would be in every way desirable 

 and justified. 



Throughout Saskatchewan the name of Mr. T. N. Willing, Associate Professor 

 of Natural History in the Saskatchewan Agricultural College, Saskatoon, is knowp 

 for his educational work among the farmers. By lectures at Institute meetings and 

 exhibits of injurious and beneficial in.sects he has performed a real service to the 

 agricultural community. Previous to his present position Mr. Willing held the 

 position of Chief Inspector of Weeds for the Department of Agriculture in Sas- 



