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addressed by the writer, and the Eeeve then issued a proclamation calling on the 

 farmers of the township to aid in the fight and authorizing expenditure on the 

 part of the township where necessary. On Wednesday, Mr. H. F. Hudson of 

 the Dominion Entomological Branch arrived at Burford, and the remainder of 

 the week was spent with him in a farm to farm visit of infested districts in 

 Brant and Oxford Counties outlining control measures to the farmers and assist- 



Pig. 13. — The army-worm, Heliophila (Leucania) unipuncta, 



Haworth. t-i- -u -n •*. * xi. 



Fig. 14. — Parasites of the 



a. Adult; 6. Pupae; c. Larva, showing eggs of ^ , . army-worm. 



Red tailed Tachina-fly. «• Ichneumon canadensis. Cress; 



&. Paniscus geminatus, Say; 

 c. Ichneumon sp.; d. Win- 

 themia 4-pustulata, Fabr. 



Ing them in the fig'ht where necessary. Visits were then made to infested dis- 

 tricts in various other counties by the writer and other members of the 

 staff of the College. A press bulletin was also issued by the Department of 

 Entomology, Ontario Agricultural College, descritoing the pest and outlining con- 

 trol measures. 



The infestation in Brant County was very heavy, due to the large areas 

 of admirable breeding grounds provided b^ the bottom lands of the various large 



