Contents
Chapter I Insects:
(1) What they are.
(2) Their principal characteristics.
(3) Their methods of developing.
(4) The principal orders.
(5) Their habits.
(6) Their role in agriculture.
Chapter II Collecting Insects:
(1) Directions for collecting.
(2) Pinning and preserving a collection.
(3) Rearing and observing them while alive.
Chapter III The Grasshopper:
(1) Brief discussion of the grasshopper.
(2) Field studies.
(3) Breeding cage observations.
(4) Study of specimen.
Chapter IV The House Fly or Typhoid Fly:
(1) Discussion of the life cycle of the fly, its habits, danger from it and how it can be stamped out.
(2) Study of the fly and its work.
Chapter V The Mosquito:
(1) Brief discussion of the life habits and stages of the mosquito.
(2) Observations and study.
Chapter VI The Cabbage Miller:
(1) Brief discussion of the caterpillar, the chrysalis, the butterfly, and its work.
(2) Observations and study.
(3) Breeding work.
Chapter VII The Apple Worm:
(1) Brief discussion of the different stages of the pest, its work and remedies for its control.
(2) Observations and breeding work.
Chapter VIII The Tomato or Tobacco Worm:
(1) Brief discussion of stages, work and habits.
(2) Study and observation.
Chapter IX The Firefly:
(1) Brief discussion of the insect.
(2) Observations and studies.
Chapter X The White Grub or June-bug:
(1) Discussion of the insect as a pest and its habits and stages.
(2) Observations and studies.
Chapter XI The Colorado Potato Beetle:
(1) Brief discussion of the pest.
(2) Observations and studies.
Chapter XII The Lady-Beetle:
(1) Brief discussion of habits and appearance of the lady-beetles, and their value as friends.
(2) Observations and studies.
Chapter XIII The Dragon-Fly:
(1) Discussion of life and habits of insect.
(2) Observations and field studies.
Chapter XIV The Squash Bug:
(1) Discussion of habits, injury and control of pest.
(2) Observations and field studies.
Chapter XV The Plant-Louse:
(1) Discussion of habits, injury and control of pest.
(2) Observations and field studies.
Chapter XVI The Honey Bee:
(1) Discussion of the honey bee as to habits in its home and outdoors, its value to man and the colony as a village.
(2) Observations and studies.
Chapter XVII The Ant:
(1) Discussion of ant life and behavior, the colony as a unit, its work and remarkable instincts.
(2) Studies and observations.