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local head damage had occurred, and egg laying had ‘bef;i;un. In the interior of 
British Colurahia grasshoppers were scarce, notwithstanding prolonged hot, dry 
weather, 
Heavj’’ infestations of the variegated cutworm were reported in July on Prince 
Edward Island in the East, and, on Vancouver Island in the West. 
The wheat stem sawfly infestation was severe in Alherta from Stattler south- 
ward, The insects were cutting wheat in many southern districts in the early 
part of August, losses as high as 15 percent in certain localities "being reported 
Considerahle damage also occurred, in Saskatchewan, 
Say* s stinkhug increased under ideal weather conditions in southern Alherta 
in July and considerable numbers moved into grainfields in localized areas. Loss 
of about 5 percent in some winter wheatfields was reported at the end of July, 
and as high as 30 percent marginal loss in spring wheat was threatened in the 
Retlaw district. The crop damage occurred from Taber to Grassy Lake, and from 
Turin and Lomond, 
A widespread outbreak of the beet webworm developed throughout the Prairie 
Provinces, Large flights of the moths were reported at various points early in 
July, and subsequently great numbers of the larvae appeared on weeds, various 
garden plants, loeets, alfalfa, and sweetclover. 
Blister beetles were reported to be prevalent in localities from eastern 
Ontario to Prince Edward Island, They were also unusually abundant throughout 
the three Prairie Provinces, causing damage to garden and field crops and orna- 
mentals, Several species of the beetles were involved. 
Sweet corn was heavily infested by the European corn borer in southern and 
eastern Ontario and southern Quebec, In the Ottawa district a large pa'/t of the 
crop was unmarketable. 
Adults of the imported cabbage worm were exceptionally numerous in eastern 
Ontario during August, and a heavy^nfe station of the larvae developed on cruci- 
ferous plants. 
An infestation of the pea aphid affecting 2,000 acres of canning and seed 
peas in the Taber-Barnwell district of southern Alberta was the most severe on 
record for that area. The species was also abundant and injurious in localities 
in eastern Ontario and southern Quebec, 
In the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, where the codling moth has not been 
an important pest in past years, an increase of this species has occurred and 
damage in some orchards is severe. In the Niagara district, Ontario, cold wet 
weather in spring and early summer retarded development so that, in the first pari 
of July, the insects were about 2 weeks behind the averae^e for the last 5 years. 
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