. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 38 THE REPOET OF THE No. 19 The plum crop is exceeding abundant, evincing the scarcity of the plum curculio. The cabbage butterfly is, thus far, conspicuously rare. Sugaring for Catocalas in August failed not only to produce those of the " hidden beauty " but also in attracting other noctuids usually so abundant around the bait as Apatela, Agrotis, Hadena, etc. It may, however, be of interest to mention three observations wiiich I have made of insects not heretofore appearing in injurious
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. 38 THE REPOET OF THE No. 19 The plum crop is exceeding abundant, evincing the scarcity of the plum curculio. The cabbage butterfly is, thus far, conspicuously rare. Sugaring for Catocalas in August failed not only to produce those of the " hidden beauty " but also in attracting other noctuids usually so abundant around the bait as Apatela, Agrotis, Hadena, etc. It may, however, be of interest to mention three observations wiiich I have made of insects not heretofore appearing in injurious numbers in this immediate vicinity. A grape grower complained that an insect was eating holes in the leaves of his vines. He said it was a beetle of good size. I asked him to bring me specimens, thinking it would prove to be the grape-vine flea beetle. {Graptodcra chalyhea.) You can imagine my astonishment when he brought a box full of Felidnota punctata, assuring me that I could have more if I wished, and said they were flying among the vines "thick as ; This beetle is to be found here any year, but it has never before, to iny knowledge, appeared in greater numbers than one or two to the vine. (Eig. 7-) The Rose-beetle has been unusually abundant and destructive this season. I have always thought that a light sandy soil was necessary for the propagation of this insect, and for that reason we might not be much troubled with it, but this year it thrives, even in the rocky soil of Ridgeway. My third observation relates to Crioceris asparagi, Linn. In my collection, the specimens are labelled from Utah and New Mexico supplied by exchange, but I think we need not import any more, dead or alive. The aspaiagus beds in our gardens produced enough for all the collections in the Empire this year. Doubtless, its presence has been observed in many places in Ontario ere this, but 1903 marks its advent to this particular part. It threatens to be a real pest to the market gar
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