Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1896

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Title: Annual report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, 1896
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario
Subjects: Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario Fruit-culture Fruit-culture
Publisher: Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, (Warcick Bros.
Contributing Library: Brock University
Digitizing Sponsor: Brock University - University of Toronto Libraries

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insects, with specimens illustrating its variousstages and modes of operation. TWO INSECT PESTS OF 1896. By Professor J. Hoyes Panton. During July of 189G, the attention of the public was, almost, daily directed to anewspaper item referring, either to the Army Worm or Tussock Moth. The former appeared in many parts of the Province or Ontario ; and, in some places,destroyed considerable grain; the latter, was confined to the City of Toronto ; where itdid much damage to ornamental trees in different parts of the city. The writer havinghad the opportunity of visiting several of the infested districts, has thought it expedientto place before the Entomological Society of Ontario the results of his investigations. The Army Worm. Leucania unipuncta. We find the army worm reported as present in the township of Eldon, Victoriacounty, in August 1833, and, common in many places throughout Ontario Province in1861. In July, 1894, it did considerable damage in the counties of Lambton and Victoria.
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46 ENTOMULOGICAL SOCIETY OF ONTARIO. The first notice received at the Agricultural College of its appearance in theProvince of Ontario this season, was, in a letter from Marshville, county of Welland,dated July 3rd. On that date, Mr. J. Reavley, living near Marsh ville, sent some of theworms and a letter describing the attack. The writer visited Mr. Reavleys farm onJuly 9th, and several others in the townships of Wainfleet, and Humberstone the nextday. Throughout the month, letters were daily received, announcing its arrival atdifferent places throughout the Province of Ontario. On the 8th of July, the caterpillarsappeared in an oat-field at the Agricultural College, by the 11th, they were very numer-ous, and reached their maximum on the 15th. From that date a perceptible decreasewas daily observed, so, that by the 18th, only a few remained. They began to pass intothe pupa stage on the 14th, and, the first moth was observed on 29th of July. Circularswere then sent out, with a view to

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