INSECTS, AND THEIR RELATION TO MAN 191 



4. FOREST 



Observation. Select one of the following as above : 

 Weevil, forest tent caterpillar, tussock moth, maple tree 

 scale, fall webworm, elm leaf beetle. 



5. HOUSE PESTS 



Observation. Select one of the following as above: 

 Roaches, bedbugs, clothes moths, carpet beetles, flies. 



c. With Reference to Benefit to Man 



Observation. Write a report on your choice of one of the 

 following topics : 



Honeybee, ichneumon fly, silkworm, ladybug, tachina fly, 

 ink galls, blister beetles in medicine, lac insect, cochineal, 

 bumblebee, carrion beetle. 



Note. The above topics may well be given out through 

 choice of the pupil or else assigned to different members of 

 the class, if it is desirable that all the topics be taken up. 



d. Summary 



Fill in the above table. 



Questions 



1. What does your state do in destroying insect pests ? 



2. Name thirteen six-legged villains. 



3. What does the United States government do in destroy- 

 ing insect pests? 



