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but which the professor contends cannot be made a lucrative occupation 
in this country; “ The present status of the San José scale in Ontario ;” 
“Nature-study lessons on the Squash-bug,” intended for the use of school 
teachers; and an account of the “ Insects of the season of 1900,” which 
had proved especially injurious in the south-western peninsula of 
Ontario. 
Mr. J. Alston Moffat contributed papers on “ Anosia archippus, 
yet again,’ in which he discussed the various theories set forth regard- 
ing the migrations of this remarkable butterfly; “ Parasites in the eggs 
of Chrysopa;” and “ Notes on the season of 1900,” enumerating some 
interesting occurrences, among which may be mentioned the capture in 
London of specimens of the curious Myriapod, Cermatia forceps, a 
southern creature which has been gradually working its way to the 
north. 
Professor F. M. Webster, of Ohio, one of our honorary members, 
who takes an active interest in the society and attends its annual meet- 
ings, read papers of much practical value on “ Results of experiments 
in protecting apples from the Codling Moth,” referring especially to the 
injury wrought by the second brood; “ Results of some applications 
of crude petroleum to orchard trees,” setting forth the danger of its use 
and the necessity for a much larger series of experiments before it can 
be recommended as an insecticide to the ordinary fruit-grower; “ Two 
Longicorn beetles affecting growing nursery stock,” viz., Saperda vestita 
and Oberea bimaculata, which, though very familiar insects, have not 
been suspected of making attacks of this kind; and “ Observations on 
several species of Dermestidae,” a family of bettles well-known for their 
habits of feeding on museum specimens and many household articles, 
but not hitherto recognized as phytophagous also. 
Dr. James Fletcher, Dominion Entomologist and Botanist, gave a 
very full account of the “ Injurious insects in Ontario during 1900,” 
and described the attacks on cereals, fodder crops, roots and vegetables, 
and fruits, many of which were of a very serious character. Mr. Arthur 
Gibson, Assistant Entomologist at the Central Experimental Farm, 
described the methods which he had found most successful for “ The 
breeding of Lepidoptera and inflation of larvae,” illustrating the latter 
subject with some very beautiful specimens that he had prepared. 
Reports on “ Insects of the year” were furnished by four of the 
directors, Messrs. J. D. Evans, Trenton; D. G. Cox, Toronto; James 
Johnston, Bartonville; and R. W. Rennie, London. The performance 
of this duty by these officers of the society is of much importance, as it 
brings together information regarding the chief insect attacks of the 
year in the various sections of the province. 
