. The army-worm [microform] : Cirphus (leucania) unipuncta Légionnaires (Chenilles); Insectes nuisibles; Insect pests; Army-worms. 27 It is pleading to record here the co-operative nature of the work in tlie control of the armj'-worm in Ontario in 1914, between the Entomological Branch and the Ontario Department of Agriculture. In Mr. Huds«m"H investiga- tions he was much assisted by Mr. A. W. Baker, of the Ontario Agricultural College, and the following Ontario Agricultural Representatives: Messrs. Green and Sutton (Oxford county), R. Schuyler (Brant county), R. L. Vining (Wentwort
. The army-worm [microform] : Cirphus (leucania) unipuncta Légionnaires (Chenilles); Insectes nuisibles; Insect pests; Army-worms. 27 It is pleading to record here the co-operative nature of the work in tlie control of the armj'-worm in Ontario in 1914, between the Entomological Branch and the Ontario Department of Agriculture. In Mr. Huds«m"H investiga- tions he was much assisted by Mr. A. W. Baker, of the Ontario Agricultural College, and the following Ontario Agricultural Representatives: Messrs. Green and Sutton (Oxford county), R. Schuyler (Brant county), R. L. Vining (Wentworth county), Messrs. Whale and Noble (Middlesex county). In my own investigations in Carleton county I received valuable help from Mr. J. Waterman, the Assistant District Fig. 14.— General view of trench beside Kravrl road, near Catheart, Ont. (Original). In the Province of Quebec. In this^province injury was reported from the following counties: Pontiac. Wright, Richelieu, Quebec, Portneuf, and Champlain. The outbreak in the province of Quebec, however, was not, on the whole, a serious one, but in certain districts, fields of oats, barley, wheat, corn, and timothy were devastated, and the insect caused considerable alarm. At La Tuque, in Champlain county, the worms were discovered in large numbers in the last week of July. Fields of hay and oats were devastated in two and three days. In Pontine county, Mr. J. K. King, Macdonald College Demonstrator, Shawville, informs us that the outbreak of the army-worm was more or less general throughout the central section of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gibson, Arthur, 1875-1959; Canada. Division of Entomology. Ottawa : Govt. Print. Bureau
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