CONTENT'S. 



Part 1.— Insects in General 



Chaptek I. — Insects : their structure and food . 



„ II. — Life history and habits .... 



„ III. — Form and colour ..... 



IV. — Classification and nomenclature 



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Part II.— Preventive and Remedial Measures. 



Chapter Y. — Origin of insert pests . . 

 „ TI. — Preventive and remedial measui'es 



„ VII. — Insecticides and spraying 



Part III.— Insects Injurious to Crops 



Chaptee "VIII. — Pests of the cotton plant 

 „ IX. — Pests of rice and wheat 



„ X. — Pests of cane, maize, and sorghum 



„ XI. — Pests of leguminous crops 



„ XII. — Pests of miscellaneous field crops 



„ XIII. — Pests of vegetable crops 



XIV.— Pests of fruit . 

 „ XV. — Caterpillar pests , 



„ XVI. — Beetle pests . . . 



„ XVII. — Locusts, gi-asshoppers, surface beetles, and burrowing insects 

 „ XVIII. — Sucking insects ........ 



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Part IV.— Other Important Insects. 



Chjptek XIX. — Insects infesting grain 

 „ XX. — Insects attacking cattle 



,, XXI. — Beneficial insects 



Appendix A. — Useful informaiiou 



„ B. — Collecting, pinning, setting 



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Ge>-ekai Index 305 



List of Illustrations ......... 311 



List op Plants ........... 315 



