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(eyes, antennae, mouth parts) ; adaptations of mouth 

 parts and legs for collecting nectar and pollen. 

 6. Queen arid drones : reproductive functions of each. 



c. Work of the hive: comb building; pollen gathering; 



honey making ; care of young ; protection and ventila- 

 tion of the hive. 



d. History of beekeeping; life history of honeybee; swarming. 



e. Economic importance of bees. 

 /. Relatives of bees. 



4. Mosquitoes and flies. 



a. Life history of house mosquito (Culex). 



b. Life history of malaria-transmitting mosquito (Anopheles). 



c. Proofs that malaria is transmitted by Anopheles mosquito ; 



life history of malaria parasite. 



d. Proofs that yellow fever is transmitted by Stegomyia 



mosquito. 



e. Methods of exterminating mosquitoes. 



/. House flies: feeding habits; relation to disease; life 

 history ; methods of extermination. 



5. (Optional.) Other topics on insects, 

 a. Losses due to insect pests. 



6* Insecticides. 

 B. BIRDS. 



1. Characteristics of structure: regions; organs of head; wings 



and their adaptations for flight ; (optional) legs. 



2. Reproduction and life history: structure and formation of 



egg; fertilization and development of embryo; nests 

 and care of young. 



3. (Optional.) Classification of birds : common methods of clas- 



sification; scientific classification with characteristics of 

 each group (e.g. swimming, wading, and scratching birds ; 

 birds of prey; woodpeckers; perching birds). 



4. (Optional.) Migration of birds : identification of birds. 



5. Importance of birds to man: as destroyers of harmful in- 



sects; as destroyers of weed seeds; as destroyers of rats 

 and mice ; as scavengers. 



