X CONTENTS 



Pace 



Insects injurious to the Grape 85 



Insects injurious to the Strawberry 86 



Insects affecting Shade Trees 87 



Insects injurious to Greenhouse plants 90 



Insects affecting Domestic Animals 90 



Insects of the Household 92 



PART III.— CLASSIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF COMMON 



INSECTS 



Common Orders 93 



Aptera group 94 



Thysanura 95 



Neuropteroida group 96 



Mallophaga 100 



Orihopteroida group 102 



Isoptera 102 



Corrodentia 103 



Blattoidea 103 



Mantoidea 105 



Dermaptera 106 



Phasmoidea 106 



Orthoptera 107 



Thysanoptera 118 



Homoptera 122 



Hemiptera 158 



Siphunculata 167 



Lepidoptera 169 



Diptera 239 



Siphonaptera 279 



Coleoptera 280 



Hymenoptera 343 



Invertebrates other than Insects 363 



PART IV.— THE CONTROL OF INJURIOUS INSECTS 



Factors of Insect Control 373 



Methods of Control 374 



The Action of Insecticides 400 



Utilization of Parasitic Insects 401 



Bibliography 407 



Glossary . . . . 409 



Index 415 



