Metcalf, C. L.

Fundamentals of insect life C.L. Metcalf and W.P. Flint. - 1st ed. - New Delhi : Low Price Publications, 1990 - x, 581 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - McGraw-Hill publications in the zoölogical sciences .

Rev. and updated from the authors' Destructive and useful insects to provide a biological rather than agricultural emphasis.

Tables, synopses and outlines;
Insets as enemies of man;
The value of insects to man;
The external morphology of insets;
The internal anatomy and physiology of insects;
The mouth parts of insects;
Development and metamorphosis;
The place of insects in the animal kingdom;
The important orders and families of insects;
Insect control apparatus for applying insecticides;
The biology and ecology of insects: the living environment;
The biology and ecology of insects: the physicochemical environment



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