REPORT OF THE SICIETY 47 



Provincial 



Under the direction of Mr. J. H. Evans, Deputy Minister of Agriculcure, 

 the Department has been actively engaged in an important grasshopper cam- 

 paign during recent years as a result of which millions of dollars worth of crops 

 have been saved to the farmers. In this connection, Mr. A. V. Mitchener has 

 given me the following notes: "In a province where federal and provincial 

 officers have worked as harmoniously as they have in Manitoba, it is impossible 

 and undesirable to ascribe 3ntir3 credit for any achiavement to provincial 

 authorities. The local Department of Agriculture ^^ossibly inaugurat3d one 

 of the first wholesale campaigns against grasshoppers put on in Canada. The 

 successful issue of this campaign was largely made possible through the effort 

 of the federal entomological field officer, Mr. Norman Griddle, whose suggested 

 changes in the bait used, very materially lessined the cost of the campaign. 

 In this campaign a homemade machine for mixing grasshopper baits in large 

 quantities was developed and was given the name of the "Manitoba Mixer". 

 The Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with the Dominion Entomolo- 

 gical Branch, has also conducted important work in connection with investiga- 

 tions relating to the control of the Western Wheat Stem-sawfiy Recommen- 

 dations that wheat be cut early to avoid loss from sawfly injury has saved 

 many thousand of bushels of wheat for the farmers." 



On March 27, 1920, "An Act to Amend 'The Municipal Act' was assented 

 to (Chapter 82 of 10 George V, Statutes of Manitoba). This Act included 

 the following regarding grasshoppers: "The council of a municipality may, 

 by resolution supported by two-thirds of its members, institute measures for 

 the destruction and control of grasshoppers or other insect pests injurious 

 to crops, and may vote out of the general revenue of the municipality such 

 sum or sums as may be required for the purpose." 



Manitoba Agricultural College 



In the province of Manitoba previous to 1918, instruction in entomology 

 at the Manitoba Agricultural College was given bj^ Professor F. W. Broderick 

 and Mr. J. A. Neilson of the Department of Horticulture. In May, 1918, 

 Mr. A. V. Mitchener was appointed lecturer in Entomology, but his title 

 has since been changed to Assistant Professor of Entomology. 



Natural History Society of Manitoba 



This society has of recent years been devoting considerable attention 

 through its Entomological Section to the study of insects, chiefly under the 

 leadership of Mr. J. B. Wallis. The society has published a "Key to Manitoba 

 Butterflies", by Mr. Wallis, and Messrs. Griddle and Wallis have in preparation 

 a "List of Manitoba Coleoptera." 



SASKATCHEWAN 

 Federal 



In 1918, through the courtesy of President Murray of the University of 

 Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, accommodation was granted for the establishment 

 of a Dominion entomological laboratory, and Dr. A. E. Cameron was appointed 



