/. Report of the Entomological Society oj Ontario. 

 Presented by Prof. W. Lochhead, Delegate. 



I have the honor of presenting the following report of the work 

 of the Ontario Entomological Society for the year 1914-15. 



The past year was a very successful one. The active membership 

 continues to increase, and the Society has now a relatively large 

 number of trained workers engaged in the investigation of the many 

 insect problems that arise yearly in every province. The presence of 

 these new members has a stimulating influence on the general work 

 of the Society. They are young men, mostly graduates of the agri- 

 cultural colleges, and filled with the enthusiasm of youth and eager to 

 advance the interests of their profession. As a matter of fact the ento- 

 mological interests of the Dominion are now to a large extent in their 

 keeping. 



Another feature of recent entomological work is the appearance 

 of an increasing amount of investigation that might fairly be classed 

 as high grade. This result may be attributed to the fact that our 

 younger entomologists have the advantages of a scientific training 

 and are thus able to undertake problems beyond the power of their 

 predecessors. 



Much of the credit for the vigorous condition of the Society 

 must be assigned to its active President, Dr. C. G. Hewitt, Dominion 

 Entomologist, who presided most worthily at the 51st annual meeting 

 held in Toronto on the 5th and 6th of November last. This meeting 

 was well attended, and many valuable papers were presented. Con- 

 siderable discussion took place on various subjects of importance, 

 particularly on the outbreak of the Army- worm in Canada in 1914. 



Following is a list of the chief papers and addresses: — 



"Applied Entomology in Canada: its rise and Progress," the 

 address of the President, Dr. C. G. Hewitt: 



"The Habits of Spiders" ((illustrated), by Prof. J. H. Comstock, 

 Cornel University. 



"Jean Henri Fabre, the French Entomologist", by Prof. W. 

 Lochhead, Macdonald College, P.Q. 



"Insects of the Season" by Prof. L. Caesar, A. Gibson, W. Loch- 

 head, A. Cosens, J. A. Morris, W. A. Ross, C. E. Grant, and C. E. 

 Petch. 



"The 1914 Outbreak of the Army Worm in Canada," by A. 

 Gibson. 



Proc. 1915—8 



