. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 1905 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 87 Apples in the Ottawa valley were abundant and in sprayed orcliards of first quality. In western Ontario tlie crop was rather poor, tlie shortage being due probably to lack of vigour in the trees. The very severe winter of 1903-04 worked great havoc in orchards. The trees in 1904 bore very heavily, which fact was in many cases an indication of weakness. This made a further draught on their strength, and the result was apparent in 1905. The very fact that the crop was l
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 1905 ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 87 Apples in the Ottawa valley were abundant and in sprayed orcliards of first quality. In western Ontario tlie crop was rather poor, tlie shortage being due probably to lack of vigour in the trees. The very severe winter of 1903-04 worked great havoc in orchards. The trees in 1904 bore very heavily, which fact was in many cases an indication of weakness. This made a further draught on their strength, and the result was apparent in 1905. The very fact that the crop was light this season, was a benefit to the trees. Another cause for the lowering of the average of the apple crop in 1905 was the heavy wind storm which occurred in October last. Plums were a good crop and much less injured by the Curculio than last year. Peaches and pears were abundant and of high quality. Grapes were to some extent attacked by the Grape Rot; but, on the whole, vineyards which were sprayed and well looked after gave good returns. The Grape-berry moth (Eudemis botrana, Schiff.), Fig. 34, was prevalent in south-western Ontario, as could be seen by traces of its work in grapes which were sent to the market. This little insect, the minute caterpillars of which eat into the berries and web two or three of them together, is apparently increasing in the grape-growing districts of the province. The remedy which has been suggested by Saunders, is to gather up and burn all leaves of the vines in the autumn, so as, at the same time, to destroy the overwintering Fig. 34. Grape-berry moth ; a, much enlarged ; b, caterpillar ; c, grapes ; d, injured berry. The San Jose Scale (Aspidiotus perniciosus, Comst.). Notwithstanding all that has been written on the subject, there is little change in the San Jose Scale situation. In the infested district there are still a great many fruit growers who are content to grow small, poor and almost useless crops of fruit, because they
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