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INJURIES IN THE DOMINION OF CANADA. 
Notice is given of a disastrous outbreak of this cutworm all through 
the Province of British Columbia during the season of 1900, by Dr. 
James Fletcher in his article entitled Injurious Insects in Ontario for 
1900 (Thirty-first Annual Report Ent. Soc. Ontario for 1900 [1901], 
pp. 68, 69). Some notes are also given on this species in connection 
with its occurrence at Ottawa, Canada, it being stated, among other 
things, that it attacked garden plants and apple trees. 
A still more elaborate report wpon the outbreak of this species in 
the various provinces of Canada was given by the same writer in his 
report as entomologist and botanist of the Experimental Farms of the 
Dominion of Canada for 1900, pages 215-227. This includes detailed 
accounts of injuries similar to those that have been reported in the 
present bulletin in different localities in British Columbia, where 
injury was most severe, with briefer mention of the occurrence of the 
species in Manitoba and Ontario, where it was stated to have been 
more than usually abundant. The first intimation of the outbreak 
was received from Kelowna, British Columbia, in a letter dated July 9, 
and every day after this for more than a month letters were received 
by Dr. Fletcher, accompanied by specimens, as in the case of injuries 
reported to this office, all of which proved to be the species under — 
discussion. 
Injuries in Canada, as previously stated, were chiefly in British 
Columbia, and may be briefly summed up: At Kelowna, British Colum- 
bia, the tobacco crop-was quite seriously injured. At Victoria and Lulu 
Island, Cowitchan, Chilliwack, and Saanich injury was also reported; 
** whole fields of carrots and other things were cleared off.” In conse- 
quence of the exhaustion of Paris green in the Province and adjoining 
States the Canadian Government was telegraphed for 500 pounds of 
this insecticide. This was as early as July 30. The lawns about the 
government buildings at Victoria were swarming with these cutworms, 
and they were rolled, this having the effect of killing them by thou- 
sands. At Salt Spring Island it was noticed that some of the cut- 
worms devoured those which had been poisoned. At Dog Creek 
potatoes were quite severely injured, and when the cutworms had 
finished eating the leaves of potatoes they began to cross a fence into 
agarden. <A ditch was cut and water turned in, which had the effect 
of drowning them by thousands. This is sufficient evidence that the 
species had assumed the army-worm habit in that vicinity. Ovi- 
position was noticed on the leaves of hops August 10. Injury in 
the locality mentioned was also. noticed to peas and beans. The cut- 
worms ate the ends of the pods and afterwards the contents. Of 
onions they ate the tops and then went down the stalks. Injury was 
mentioned at a locality designated as the 150-mile House; also at 
Horse Fly, Soda Creek, Quesnelle Mouth, and New Westminster. 
