INSECTS 



101 



General 

 Information 



After a number of sections devoted to general phases of entomology 

 such as the relationships of insects to each other and to 

 other invertebrates, the color of insects, the four stages 

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

 insects, a series of exhibits is given which shows the principal insects 

 of special situations and plants. Under the former heading we note 

 aquatic insects and those associated with decaying material. 



The exhibits concerned with insects associated with special plants 

 lay emphasis upon those of economic importance and are followed by a 

 study of household insects, insects and disease, and insecticides. It is 

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

 the 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 



Occupations 

 of Insects 



msects are 



found car- 



penters, 



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 viewpoints. 



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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