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IXSKCTS 



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General 

 Information 



After ;i iiumhcr of sections devoted to general i)luises of ('ntoiiiolo^;y 

 such as the rehiti()ushii)s of insects to each other and to 

 other iii\'ertel)i-ates, the c()h)r of insects, tlie four stastis 

 of an insect's Hfe history, and the seasonal activity of 

 insects, a s(M'i(^s of exliihits is p;iven which sliows the ])rincipal inse(;ts 

 of special situations and plants. Tnder the foi-nier headin*; we note 

 acjuatic insiu'ts and those associated with decayin«>; material. 



Thi^ exhibits concerned with insects associated with six'cial ])lants 

 lay eni])hasis u])()n those of (M'ononiic importance and are followed by a 

 study of household inscM'ts, insects and disease, and insecticides. It is 

 shown that man's efforts to combat noxious insects is supplemented by 

 tlie activities of lower mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and of insects 

 themselves. 



Although certain insects destroy plants, some plants destroy insects. 

 These and other eco- 

 logical interrelations of 

 insects and plants, in- 

 cluding pollination, are 

 shown on the east side 

 of the hall. 



Among insects are 



found car- 

 Occupations i 

 ^ ^ ^ penters, 

 of Insects 



masons, 



weavers, papermakers, 

 and other sorts of labor- 

 ers. The making of 

 silk is one of the prin- 

 cipal insect activities, 

 and several sections are 

 devoted to silk, looking 

 at it from both the 

 entomological and the 

 human view^Doints. 



Following this, such 

 subjects as art, the 

 Bible and other litera- 

 ture, medicine, and superstition in their relation to entomology are 

 treated. Photographs and short biographies of prominent entomolo- 

 gists of the past are given. 



Evolution is a large subject, but the principal points involved in the 

 present-day theories are illustrated in a series of sections treating, 



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