. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 16 THE REPORT OF THE No. f& you to a paper by Dr. Howard in Bulletin No. 30, New Series. U. S. Dep. of Agr.; one by Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe in " The Munsey " for August of this year, and one by Dr. Fletcher, No. 3, vol. XXXIII of "The Canadian ; We are beset by these insidious foes ; and those who tell us of the dangers from them are public benefactors. " To be fore-warned is to be ; Flies come from without ; and pains should be taken to keep
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 16 THE REPORT OF THE No. f& you to a paper by Dr. Howard in Bulletin No. 30, New Series. U. S. Dep. of Agr.; one by Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe in " The Munsey " for August of this year, and one by Dr. Fletcher, No. 3, vol. XXXIII of "The Canadian ; We are beset by these insidious foes ; and those who tell us of the dangers from them are public benefactors. " To be fore-warned is to be ; Flies come from without ; and pains should be taken to keep them without—as may be done by the use of gauze blinds and doors. Those that enter should do so to their destruction. Now that the fly-papers known as " Tangle-foot" are so cheap, and so effective, it ought not to be very difficult to keep the house free from flies. Another'subject that should raise the science of Entomology in the estimation of the public is that which may be called Commercial Entomology. And by this I do not mean the traffic in insects between dealers and collectors ; though there are firms both in America and Europe doint' a considerable business in this line. I have the price-list of an English firm before me ; and it is curious to note the amounts asked, per pair, for some of our Canadian insects :— For Papilio Turnus, 3s. 6d. Colias Eurytheme, Is. Arqynnis Atlantis, 5s. Melitoeot, Phaeton, Is. Bemaris Thysbe, 3s. Deilephila lineata, 2s. Sphinx luscitiosa, 8s. S. drupiferarvm, 6s. Ctenucha Vlryinica, 3s. Prionoxydus robinict, 10s. The covers of our Entomological magazines by their advertisements and notices, show that this kind of traffic is widely carried on. No, I do not refer to this traffic when I speak of Commercial Entomology ; I refer^— 1st, To the unintentional transportation of insects from foreign lands by shipping, and their trans-continental conveyance by train, etc. 2nd, To the importation of insects, and insect productions, a
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