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of the back and a miich finer white stripe on either side. The apples attacked 

 were from a few days old to ^4 in. in diameter. The damage done even in 

 sprayed orchards was very serious. This was the most serious fruit pest this 

 year. There were several enquiries regarding this injury, which was new to the 

 fruit-growers in this Province. Another very serious fruit-eating caterpillar, one 

 which has received very little prominence as such, was the Bud-moth larva 

 {Tmetocera ocellana). These small larva ate irregular furrows on the surface 

 of the fruit when nearly full grown. They fed generally under a leaf attached 

 to the apples by some silken threads or where two apples touched. The Codling 

 Moth larvas (Cai-pocapsa pomoneUa) were very rarely found in the fruit this 

 year. 



The Apple-maggot (RliagoleUs 'pomonella) was very prevalent this year 

 in some orchards of Fameuse, Twenty-Ounce, x\lexander, and Wealthy. The 

 only important scale insect was the Oyster-shell Scale {Lepidosaphes ulmi) 

 but some Terrapin Scale was found on Prunus Americana and it was probably 

 this s<".ale which was abundant on the butternut. Large numbers of the Oyster- 

 shell scale were found on the fruit of the apple and the plum, causing it to be 

 greatly misshapen in many cases. Special enquiry was made about the Grapf 

 Leaf-hopper (Typhlocyha comes) from North Georgetown, Howick and Covey 

 Hill. The aphids generally were quite plentiful. The Pea-aphis (Macroslphum 

 pisi) was quite injurious near Huntingdon. The Woolly aphis was prevalent i}' 

 wounds and under cankered areas. The winged form was captured in large 

 numbers by tanglefoot bands. The green aphis was common in July on young 

 orchard trees and nursery stock. The Buffalo Tree-hopper (Ceresa huhalus) 

 and some other tree-hoppers seriously injured young ap'ple trees at Howick. 

 Capsid bugs caused considerable injury to the fruit of apples and pears. 



Flea-beetles and the Colorado potato beetle were quite common on potatoes 

 this year. A steel-blue beetle was found injurious to turnips in Compton County. 

 The Flat-headed Apple-tree Borer (ChrysohothHs femorata) was found doing 

 considerable damage to apple trees ne^r Abbotsford. Several species of small bark- 

 beetles did considerable damage throughout the Province. The Apple Curculio 

 (Anthonomus quadrigihhus) was the second worst fruit insect this year, but the 

 Plum Curculio (Conoirachelus nenuphar) was of minor importance. The 

 Buffalo Carpet Beetle {Anthrenus scropliularkp) was reported very prevalent 

 in many homes at Tullochgorum. 



- Grasshoppers were extremely injurious in the Three Rivers region. There 

 may have been insects injurious locally, but those mentioned in this paper were 

 the most important for the Province as a whole. 



