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In British Columbia a fresh infestation of the Douglas fir hark beetle, 
pendroctonus T>seudotsugae Hopk.,has heen discovered on Crazy Creek Watershed, 
and opposite Canoe. 
The strawberry weevil, Anfhor.omus rignatus Say, has been particularly numerous 
in parts of New Brunswick, as well as in British Columbia. 
Grasshoppers in great swarms have heen reported from Vernon, Rock Creek, 
Kettle Valley, and many other points in British Columbia, with the result that the 
fruit growers have suffered severe losses. 
In parts of southern Alberta the false chinch bug. Nvsius ericae Schill., 
h;as heen very numerous. 
The Caragana hedges in southern Saskatchewan have been severely attacked 
by the Caragana beetle, Lvtta rmttalli Say. This pest has also fed upon a wide 
variety of leguminous garden crops. 
