. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 15. Asparagus beetle, larva and eggs. Fig. 16. Pyrgus tessellata. Prof. Webster said that the Pentilia was increasing in abundance in Ohio, but only late in the fall did it become numerous ; the winter following reduced its numbers to such an extent that it took all the next season for it to recover its numbers, and consequently it was not of much help as a remedy for the scale. The Colorado potato beetle had been very bad on toma- toes in Ohio this year Dr. Fletcher said that it had also atta
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 15. Asparagus beetle, larva and eggs. Fig. 16. Pyrgus tessellata. Prof. Webster said that the Pentilia was increasing in abundance in Ohio, but only late in the fall did it become numerous ; the winter following reduced its numbers to such an extent that it took all the next season for it to recover its numbers, and consequently it was not of much help as a remedy for the scale. The Colorado potato beetle had been very bad on toma- toes in Ohio this year Dr. Fletcher said that it had also attacked tobacco grown in gardens at Ottawa. In speak- ing of the cabbage butterfly he recommended the Pyrethrum insect powder as the best means for destroying the larvpe ; it would be much too dangerous to apply Paris green to a vegetable that was afterwards to be brought to table. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. The Council of the Entomological Society of Ontaiio begs to present its Annual Report for the year 1900 1901. The thirty-seventh annual meeting was held in London in November, 1900, and was well attended both by resident members and those from a distance. On the first evening a joint meeting was held with the Horticultural Society in a lecture room at the Normal School. The chair was taken by Prof. C. C. James, Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Ontario, who deliv- ered an interesting address on the value of horticulture in its various aspects and its intimate relation with Entomology. Mr. W. E. Saunders followed with a paper on " The planting, care and pruning of the trees in the parks and streets of the city," and Dr. James Fletcher gave an address, illustrated with lantern pictures, on trees and their methods of growth and on srme especially injurious insects. The two following days were occupied with the reading of papers and reports, a discussion on the San Jose scale and the transaction of the business of the Society. A full account of the proceedings has been publ
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