im; E FAC E . 



! \ preparing this little book the aim has been to mak( 

 generally useful to different cli readers, B( _ liners 



in ihf study will find in ii copious directions for collet 

 and preserving insects, how t" form cabinets, howto mount 



for the microscope, and how to prepare them 

 study, as well as guid te literature containing the de- 



scription of species. While amateurs and d 

 molt may find useful hints, the n< 



wish to make a Berioua stud) of tin 



overlooked, and it is hoped that the book will some 



service in leading such Btudents to pay inc.! n to 



the modes of life, transformations, and structur 

 than has yet been done in this country. 



The book i- also designed as a hand-book for the fare 

 the fruit-grower, and the gardener. B treating of the 



elements of the Bcience and the means of ascertaining 

 what order and family their iusect pests belong, the reader is 

 rred to descriptive works and reports for fuller informa- 

 tion, while Chapter \ . . - the fundamental pi 

 1 >nomic Entomologj . with br f the i: 



jurious insects and the natural and artificial meai 

 ing their attacks. On account of the promii o to 



- topic it is hoped that the book 

 3sary, be serviceable to agricultural ed 

 a text-book in agricultural schools and e< 



As a first hook in entomology it is an 



introduction to the author's "Guide to the S In- 



