. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 79 towards the tips of the wings, silvery gray beneath. The only markings are along the front costa and at the apex of the fore-wings. The costal marks consist of 10 or 12 short, black streaks separated by similar clear white dashes ; near the apex is a flask- shaped mark which bears 4 or 5 short, longitudinal, black dashes. Last year the attacks of the Pea Moth upon pease in Ontario were considerable, Mr. John McMillan, for Huron, even putting the loss at one-third of the crop in his district.
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 79 towards the tips of the wings, silvery gray beneath. The only markings are along the front costa and at the apex of the fore-wings. The costal marks consist of 10 or 12 short, black streaks separated by similar clear white dashes ; near the apex is a flask- shaped mark which bears 4 or 5 short, longitudinal, black dashes. Last year the attacks of the Pea Moth upon pease in Ontario were considerable, Mr. John McMillan, for Huron, even putting the loss at one-third of the crop in his district. Remedy.—As a remedy, deep ploughing has been recommended. It has also been found that early sowing and the cultivation of early varieties enable the pease to mature before the moths are on the wing. The perfect insects have been reared both in 1897 and last season. In the former year all the specimens emerged between July 12 and 15, and in 1898 between July 13 and 15. These specimens were kept under natural condi- tions, and these dates probably agree with the time the moths appear naturally in the field. The Bean Weevil (Bruchus obtectus, Say, Fig. 45). From time to time notices appear in reports of entomologists and in the newspapers in the United States of inj ary to seed beans by a weevil similar to the Pea "Weevil, but rather smaller. This is the Bean Weevil, a small, very active beetle, at one time thought to be a native of America but now considered to be a cosmopolitan species, which has been imported into this country through commerce. Authentic instances of this pest having occurred in Canada in injurious numbers have not, I believe, been recorded until this year, when it was found at Strathroy, Middlesex Co. As in the case of the Pea Weevil, the Bean Weevil occurs in the seed and is sown with it. The eggs are laid on young forming pods and the grubs eat their way inside and attack the seeds. There is, however, one important difference in the life history, nam
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