CONTENTS.
| Page | |
| Introduction | [5] |
| Chapter i.: | General Review of the Animal Kingdom[7] |
| Chapter ii.: | Soil Organisms and Soil Fertility[12] |
| Chapter iii.: | Structure of Insects[17] |
| Chapter iv.: | Life Histories of Insects[22] |
| Chapter v.: | Sucking Insects[29] |
| Chapter vi.: | Sucking Insects (Concluded)[42] |
| Chapter vii.: | Leaf-feeding Insects[50] |
| Chapter viii.: | Boring and Underground Insects[61] |
| Chapter ix.: | Miscellaneous Pests[67] |
| Chapter x.: | Principles of Pest Control[74] |
| Index | [81] |
Introduction
This work deals with the insects and other animals having a detrimental or beneficial influence upon horticulture in New Zealand. Its purpose is to supply such general information as will enable the common animal inhabitants of the garden to be identified and controlled, to act as a popular guide for the use of practical gardeners and schools, and at the same time serve as a source from which the examination requirements set out in the syllabus of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture may be met.