. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. CHAPTER VI. ORCHARD LIFE. Fig. 136. Knotgrass and the knotgrass beetle, 'rastro- idej polygoni. An orchard is an excellent place for Nature study. Here live many kinds of tiny creatures, each kind with its own peculiar mode of life. Some have comparatively simple life histories, merely eating and growing and final- ly laying eggs for another geneiation ; but others undergo wonderful transfor- mations, and still others exhibit an in- stinct that
. Insect life; an introduction to nature study and a guide for teachers, students and others interested in out-of-door life. Entomology; Nature study. CHAPTER VI. ORCHARD LIFE. Fig. 136. Knotgrass and the knotgrass beetle, 'rastro- idej polygoni. An orchard is an excellent place for Nature study. Here live many kinds of tiny creatures, each kind with its own peculiar mode of life. Some have comparatively simple life histories, merely eating and growing and final- ly laying eggs for another geneiation ; but others undergo wonderful transfor- mations, and still others exhibit an in- stinct that seems much like reason. And even those that appear to live the most humdrum existence are well worthy of careful study, for their lives are never as simple as they seem at first sight. By a study of orchard life there may be learned also much that is of immediate practical importance; some of the most dreaded insect pests infest fruit trees. A thorough knowledge of the ways of these depredators enables us to plan successful- ly methods of destroying them, and thus to prevent their ravages. To carry on this study it is not neces- sary to go to a large orchard. Except in a city, almost every dwelling-house has 166. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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