Pboceedi.xgs, 1!)14. 



fur the sucoeeiliug year is arraii^'i'd liy .joint couiniittees uiiitiiiK nil the Viirioiis 

 societies couibiued. I'lof. \V. I!. Ileniis is Secretary-Treasurer of the Entomological 

 Society, and he resides at the Vniversity of California, Berkeley, Cal. Should any 

 of our members wish to become members of this Society. I am sure that Professor 

 Ilerms would be willing to give you a.ssistance and notification regarding the by-laws. 

 It might be quite advisable if a small representation of our members went to Seattle 

 in the spring to attend the meetings, to show our appreciation of the fact that the 

 I'acific Association of Scientific Societies are bringing the results of their labours 

 near to our doors. California is too far for most of us to go every year, but if u 

 good turn-out of Xorth-westeru entomologists were present at this spring meeting it 

 may impre.ss the authorities of the advisabilitj- of invading our territory once every 

 so often. 



A REVIEW OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



P.v I;. C. Theiikkne, Experiment.\l Farm, Aoassiz. 



lu an attenijit to sniiiilement the paper that our President, ilr. Day. has just 

 presented, representing as it does a i-eview of the systematic side of the science in 

 the Province, I will refer, in as few words as possible, to the history and progress 

 of the economic considerations that have taken place within our boundaries. 



As will be noticed through this paper, applied entomology in this Province 

 originated and has its place in the published annals of the British Columbia Fruit- 

 growers' Association. Sundr.v notes and observations by those interested in fruit- 

 growing in the early days brought forth remarks concerning insects. Consequently 

 we find that the phase of entomology, dealing with insect pests of the agi'icnlturist. 

 and referre<l to as "economic entomology," began almost conjointl.v with the 

 formation and foundation of the British Columbia Fruit-growers" Association. 

 This Association began its active career in the year 1880. 



In 1897 we find "An Act respecting the Provincial Board cjI' IIortic\iltun'." 

 cited as the "Horticultural Board Act" (1894, c. 20, s. 1), in operation. This 

 enactment was the result of two previous Acts regarding the Board of Hoi-tlculture. 

 the first coming into operation about 1802. In the wording of the Act. it states 

 that " the Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint ... a competent person 

 especially qualified by practical experience in horticulture, who shall be known as 

 ' Inspector of Fruit Pests." "" * 



Mr. Ernest Hutcherson. of I.adner, was first apiKiinted as Inspector of Frviit 

 I'ests in about the .year 1802 under the authority of the original Board Act. Two 

 years later he was succeeded by Mr. R. M. I'almer. who occupied this position in 

 tlie neiglilninrhood of eight years, finall.v banding the office over to Mr. Th(mias 

 Cunningham in 1902. who to-day (1014) is still operating the Act in a most efficient 

 manner; Mr. Cunningham, jirevious to his appointment, had charge of the fruit- 

 inspection work since 1800. 



The "Horticultural Board Act," however, after various changes, insertions. 

 and amendments, finally, in 1011. was comliine<l in the "Act respecting .Vgricultnral 

 .Associations."' and cited as the "Agricultural .Associations Act,"' I'art IV.. the 

 former Act and title being reiK'aled. 



As I have already said, we look to the Horticultural Board and to the Fruit- 

 growers' Association for our information relative to the economic pests of fruit and 

 agriculture of the time. 



Two men compiled and jndilislied notes and remedies on insect jiests of 

 the agriculturist in the Province from the records of the British Colundiia Fruit- 

 growers" Association. Mr. .1. K. Anderson, formerly Deputy Minister of Agriculture, 

 and Mr. R. M. Palmer, formerly Inspector of Fruit Pe.sts and later succeeding 

 Mr. Anderson as Deputy Minister of .Vgriculture for the Province, are responsibli- 

 tor tlie dissemination of practic.il knowledge on economic entomology in these early 



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