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Mr. Gibson: The chief object, of course, is to control the outbreak early 

 in the season, that is to say during the pre-oviposition period. 



Mr. Brittain : How long is that period ? 



Mr. Gibson: In the onion maggot about ten to fourteen days; in the cab- 

 bage maggot six to seven days. 



Mr. Brittain: I have tried controlling the cabbage maggot by poison bait 

 placed in shallow pans. The eggs of the maggots were on every plant in the 

 field. I believe that Mr. Sanderson and his staff were working on the onion 

 maggot in the same way, and he claims that their results were very successful. 

 An account of this appears in the last report they got out. They made this 

 treatment in the pre-oviposition period. 



THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SERVICE OF QUEBEC. 



Georges Maheux^ Provincial Entomologist> Quebec. 



From an entomological standpoint, America presents this difference from 

 Europe, that she gives hospitality to a greater number of parasites. Even if they 

 are imported from the old countries, these parasites are working more havoc 

 here than in their place of origin. The New Continent, however, affords the Old 

 World a striking example in regard to the creation and organization of various 

 services susceptible of helping the public and more particularly offering appreciable 

 advantages to the agricultural community. 



Whilst over there private initiative is often left to its own resources, on 

 this side of the Atlantic, governments, following a different policy, endeavor to 

 give birth to movements, to guide and support them. Thus, it becomes com- 

 paratively easy to avoid dangers and to attain the aim in a quicker and safer way. 



And we could not find a more convincing illustration of this statement than 

 the creation of the numerous entomological " bureaus " already in operation in 

 North America. 



History. It was in the year 1913 that the Government of the Province of 

 Quebec entered this path. Consequently, the history of her entomological service 

 is rather short. In fact, it is hardly four years since our regulation for the 

 protection of plants was voted and assented by the Legislature. Nevertheless, the 

 appointment of a Provincial Entomologist dates back from the year before, and 

 it is a disciple of the pioneer of entomology' in our Province who became the • 

 titular of this post. 



It is, indeed, Provancher, this great apostle of science, who stirred up _and 

 developed in my predecessor the love for natural history and who lead his first 

 steps. L'Abbe Huard was admirably well, prepared to fill the important function 

 to which he had just been appointed. A perspicacious observer, advised naturalist, 

 indefatigable collector for more than thirty years, author of a treatise of Zoology, 

 director since twenty years of Le Naturaliste Canadien, curator of the Provincial 

 Museum, he had been good enough to place at the disposal of his country, his 

 extensive knowledge, his wide experience and to devote the last years of his active 

 life to the agricultural class. He organized the Bureau of Entomology, wrote out 

 the law For the. Protection of Plcmts. In June, 1916, he published quite a 

 considerable bulletin on " Les Principales Especes d'Insectes Nuisibles et de 

 Malarlies Vegetales." But his health, shaken by incessant labour, not allowing 

 liim outside excursions, was betraying his energy, and he had to withdraw to a 

 less disturbed life in the month of July of the same year. 

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