94 INSECTS 
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. 
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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 insects are 
found 
Occupations E 
of Insects carpen- 
ters, ma- 
sons, weavers, paper- 
makers, and other sorts 
of laborers. The mak- 
ing of silk is one of the 
principal insect activi- 
ties, and several sec- 
tions are devoted to 
silk, looking at it from 
both the entomological 
and the human view- 
points. 
Following this, such 
subjectsas art, the Bible 
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and other literature, medicine, and superstition in their relation to 
entomology are treated. Photographs and short biographies of 
prominent entomologists 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 
