General Textbook of Entomology

Entomology is the scientific study of insects. With over 1.3 million species on Planet Earth, insects account for more than two-thirds of all known organisms, and they have been here for more than 400 million years. Because insects have many kinds of interactions with human life, affecting our health and food sources for both good ill, the study of insects is a relevant one in today's world.Selected Contents: Common Insects; Growth and Change; Some Sucking Insects; FromWater to Air; TransformationsOutward and Inward; Larvae and their Adaptations; Pupae and their Modifications; Life-Story and the Seasons; Past and Present: the Meaning of the Story; Outline Classification of Insects;Table of Geological Systems; Glossary of EntomologicalTerms.