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wlical-slcin niJiui^ot , l<> ilisl iii^iiisli it riDiii Mi rani i/'jti (hih riitniti, 

 wliicli is wiilcly known as tln> wlieat-steni nia.i;.i,^<)l. 



Mr. Snow roporlcd tliat he had 1ak«'ii Xi/siiis cii/iforiiiriis al)iiii- 

 tlaiitl\ in tlie San Fi-anciseo .Arountains, near Flaj^slalT, Ariz., at an 

 clcval ion of 12,800 feet above tlio sea level, and lliat no vegetation 

 was present at tliat point. 



.Mr. ()sl)oi-n tlion,ii:lil that Pni/a/oiiKi siii/i ninst. occur on sonic native 

 plant, I»ul had evidently adapted itself to cultivated plants, and sni;- 

 .iicstc*! that it niii^ht spread in the sanii^ manner as the potato beetle. 



.Ml'. NVaslil)urn ref<M-red to havinu' found this s[)ccies on wheat last 

 sninnier, but <lid not consider it a serious li^rain pest. 



.Mr. Wilcox s[K)ki' of a iiictliod of catchini;' i::rasshopi)crs which he 

 had seen practiced in the West, whici! was known as '" balloon in.:,^." 

 .\ lar,i;e sack was tied with a rope in such a manner as to keei) the 

 mouth of tlie sack open. The othei- end of the rope was attached to 

 the pommel of a saddle, and as the hoi-se was drixen i-ajiidly across 

 the held larije (piantities of the insects were eanuht. lie stated that 

 where a bounty of I ciMit a pound was paid for the insects a man 

 could make from sj^o to -SlO a day by usin.ii; the " balloon." 



.Mr. (iillette stated that the short-winged forms of Mt hinojihis hirif- 

 lihis ami JA. f( i)iiir-ri(l>ruiii were not common, and that the s])ecim<'ns 

 that he was showiui; wen> mostly taken by Mv. K. 1). ilall in shad^' 

 places, especially amonu" some small ti-ees at Fort Collins. 



■^riie following pap;'r was then rea<l: 



SOME INJURIOUS INSECTS OF 1903 IN ONTARIO. 



By Wm.i.iam L(>( iiMK.vi), (Imlph, Onhnia. ('tiimdii. 



( )ntario occupies a uni<|ue position in many res[)ects. The gi-eat 

 agricultural part of the Trovinci' lies between the three ih-v.xi Lakes, 

 Huron, Krie, and Ontaiio, while to the north lies another large basin 

 of water, the (Georgian llay. 'i'hat these large l)odi<'s of water exer- 

 cise an influence on plant and animal life is ai)i)arent to anyone who 

 has looked into this ([uest ion. l-'or example, the |)Ianl life along the 

 norih shore (tf Lake Kri<' is fully two weeks in aihance of the plant 

 life near the center of tlw peninsula — say in the vicinity of (iuelph. 

 In that district j)eachcs and grapes can be gi-own very successfully. 

 .\gaiii, fully 200 nules lutrth of Lake Ki-ic is the (Je<u-gian Hay. On 

 the south shore of this body of water is an atti-active count ly which 

 is e.xcelleidly adai)tc<l for fi-uit growing. There peaches and giapes 

 • •an also b«> grown without danger fi-om frost. .\ll througli the 

 central part- of the peninsula grapes ami peaches can not be gi-own 

 successfully. 



It is evident, therefore, that climate must e.xert a sti-ong influence 

 on both plant and animal life, and it is the duty of the economie 



