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Indian Insect Pests

1906

THE study of pests in India dates back twenty years to the formation of the Entomological section of the Indian Museum the commencement of Indian Museum Notes and the. [...] In all insects the head the thorax and the abdomen are distinct; the head always bears the eyes the mouth and jaws Fro. [...] The digested food passes into the space between the skin and the intestine in which all the muscles and nerves lie ; above the stomach and intestine there is a small heart consisting of a long slender tube which pulsates and pumps the dissolved food forward over the head and all round the body ; this can be seen in many caterpillars if the upper part of the body is intently watched for some min [...] warm-blooded ; in the absence of muscular Wingless Perfect Insect the activity there is probably no wastage of the insect lives on the surface of the sea and has no need of wings. [...] When at the end of six days the butterfly within is fully formed it emerges; the skin is soft the wings soft and folded up ; in a short time the wings expand become hard and dry ; the body takes on firmness the legs become stiff and the butterfly is ready to fly away with new senses new instincts to suck the nectar from the flowers to find its mate and to flutter gaily in the sunshine—a
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Pages
330
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145756
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-iii H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
Preface
i-viii H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
Part I. Insects in General
i-60 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
Part II. Preventive and Remedial Measures
61-86 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
Part III. Insects Injurious to Crops
87-248 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
Part IV. Other Important Insects
249-280 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
Appendices
281-302 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
Index and Lists of Illustrations and Plants
303-310 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
List of Illustrations
311-314 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view
List of Plants
315-318 H. Maxwell-Lefroy view

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