PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 



The Twenty-first Annual Meetinp; was held in Vietoria on Saturday, 

 January 21, 1922. 



The President, L. E. Marmont, was in the chair, and 14 members 

 were present. 



The Secretary's Report and Financial Statement was read by 

 Mr. R. Glendenning', Assistant Secretary, in the absence of Mr. Downes. 



The business and discussions upon it occupied nearly the whole of 

 the morning session, the subjects being: 



The continuance of the Entomological Record; 



The Society's Cup, offered for school competition; 



The by-laws revised for incorporation, and 



The proposed increase in subscription to the parent society. 



The following motion was passed relative to the last subject : 

 "That this Society thinks a subscription of $1 to the Ontario En- 

 tomological Society is sufficient, in view of the decrease in prices." 



The following papers were read : 



The ITse of Spreaders in Poison Sprays A. L. Lovett 



Ilemisarcoptes Malus and Its Relation to Oyster Shell 



Scale E. P. Venables 



Economic Insects of the Year in the Lower Eraser Valley. .R. Glendenning 

 A Talk on the Chilcotin Country and its Orthoptera, 



illustrated with lantern slides E. R. Buckell 



The Teaching of Entomology in the Public Schools J. W. Gibson 



Aerial Surveys as an Aid to Entomological Investigation E. Hearle 



The Life History of the Poplar Sawfly W. Downes 



The European Earwig in B. C R. C. Treherne 



Incidental Observations Regarding Certain Insects W. H. Lyne 



Election of officers resulted as follows : 



Hon. President F. Kermode 



President L. E. Marmont 



„ • T X ( R- S- Sherman (Coast) 



Vice-Presidents ] ht tt ti i ,t\ ■ s 



I M. H. Ruhmann (Interior) 



Advisory Board: The above and E. II. Blackmore, 



W. 11. Robertson, J. W. Gibson, W. H. Lyne, E. Hearle. 



Hon. Secretary-Treasurer, R. Glendenning, Agassiz, B.C. 



