I'i:iMF.i;iiiM,s. 1!!1(;. ."• 



The iK'St lime to enidicMto tlii' pcsl i-; when llu' 1i-ccs :u-i. cl,)riii;nit Mini llir Ic.ni's 

 Ikivc f.illcii. The winter sti'ensfli "f llii' liiiii> nnd suliiliur sprMx. i(p w liicli has Ikm'Ii 

 MihhMl ,-1 (iii.iiility cif ennstic sdthi, will l li.>ro\i-lily ilissi.lve I he scmIcs. ami llicy may 

 also 111' kept ill cliec-k liy wasliiiiL' tlinii oil with a slroim llcad of water f|-oiii a hose. 



I iiscrssKiN. 



Mr. 'r.i.\l.o-: I should not wonder If we li.avc a siiiiilar <-oiiditioii in the 

 (ikaiia-.in. We had it very h.ad last ,\cir. and il did consiihT.ihle d.im.i-e this year, 

 ll is very comnion on all the wild trees, and .ipparentl.N causes t'ruil and trees to 

 liirii hlael;. 



Air. Wilson: The l.ile Hr. Flelelier said we li.id one spei'ies .it onr own on the 

 Coast. 



Mr. Treherne: Thai was /'. ,,r,i,hiil,ilis. Inir I helieve il is n,,w eoiieeded thai 

 this form was only a variety of /'. iiiiiinin i ahilis. Tlie fornier name is dro|i|ie(l. 



.Mr. Wilson: Yes: spe.-ikin.L.' fr(nn memor,\. I lielii'Ve 1 am e.n-recl in sa.\ iitu' 1 ha t 

 this scale was hrst recorded fcrr iliis I'roN iiice .it ChilliwacU aliont IN'.l'.l. Last season 

 I took il al Amh'rsoii Lake, in the Lillo.iel c..iinlry. where it did a ;:ood deal cd' 

 daina;;!'. 



Witli your permission. Air. ('hairm.in. 1 miiiln meiilion that while in the 

 l.illooet c ]nntry last year 1 found the spniee-liiid worm and the jiiiie white hoth 

 pi-eseiit and doin,:; daniafie. The s'prncednui worm onthreak occurred hoth at 

 -\nders(in T>aUe and hetweeii Lilliinet and liellainy Lake. T do not reniemher ever 

 liavini; seen these two insects W(n'kini.' to:.'elher. The spriK-edaid Worm has not 

 lieen eommoii on spruce for many years. Two years .a^'o it was numerous. 



Mr. Sherman: With re;;.ird to the pine white, it was very numerous this |i,isl 

 suninier on Savar.\- Island, ei;.'ht.\ miles n|i the Coast. 



Mr. UlnckUKire : In past years il has heeii very common in the vicinity of 

 (iiddstream. hut luy total ca]itiires duriii;; the |ia'-t hve years in Ihis locality lias 

 lieen akout five siiecimens. 



.Mr. Iiownes: At Aniistron:; 1 liavi> takiai the |iini' white on two occ'asions: 

 the lirst. a male, ten years a,i;o ; and last year a feiii.ale. 



Mr. K. M. .Vndersou : Around Sooke. where it used to he very common some 

 ye.irs a;;o. lo-day you don"t see one. Last summer, as a result of several collectors 

 anion:; the teachers takini; the elenienta'w trainini: course. I received fmir records 

 of the pine white right in this cily ( \ictoria i. These were taken in the vi<Mnity of 

 Clover I'oint iintl the cemetery. 



Mr. Treherne: I look niimeroiis s|>i'cinicais at .Vixassiz iluriin; the past year. 

 I had not noticed it dnriii;; I he three .\e,irs p -ecedinu'. 



THE PEA-WEEVIL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



Kv I!. C. Ti!F.Hi:ii.\i:. I'lii.n (Iiikku. I).\ iomoi ocicai. I'.u.\.m ii. Lominion IiKi'AurMENT 

 III- .\(;inci i.TiHi:. 



In April. I'.il.-.. Mr. II. S. I'.rodie. Assistant to tlie Linoniolo-ic.-il Ilranch 

 Lai (ir.ilor.N . .\-:issiz. I!.C.. drew my attention to some ]ieas he had collected from 

 a coiisitrnmenl of si>ed-pcas purchased hy a local farmer of .\gassiz I Mr. SAveatman I 

 from a Xancoiiver seed merchanl. These peas were infested li.\' llie |n'a weevil 

 lllnnliiis iiisniinii L. i . There we -e no live .adults in the pe.is .Mr. r.io.lie collected. 

 and later examinalion of .Mr. Swealmans sei'ds did iioi show any livi- beetles: how- 

 ever, the faci remains llial L'reat i.ire miisl le e.xia-cised hy seedsmen, farmers, and 

 i|ii,iraiiliiie ollicials. especiall,\ willi re,:.'ard lo small coiisi?;nmeiils which may evade 

 inspection or fiiiiii,L:al ion. lor I'car of iiii roilncinL: this pesl. 



(Ill iiKiniry from llie seed merclianl in \aiiiou\er 1 foiinil thai a coiisidcrahle 

 aiiioiml (.!' |ieas li.iil hcen sold rcceiitl.v. and lliat for llie mosi |iarl llie peas li.id 

 I cell iiiiporled fi i (liilario. 



