Preface; List of illustrations; 1. Introductory; organisation of agricultural entomology in England and Wales; 2. Methods of insect control and their application in farming practice; 3. The effect of weather conditions on insect outbreaks; 4. Classification. Collembola, anoplura, thysanoptera; 5. Hemiptera - heteroptera; 6. Hemiptera - homoptera; 7. Lepidoptera; 8. Coleoptera; 9. Coleoptera (contd.); 10. Hymenoptera; 11. Diptera; 12. Diptera (contd.); 13. Diptera (contd.); 14. Insects and virus diseases of crops; Appendix 1. A list of characteristic symptoms of insect attack on agricultural crops together with the insect responsible; Appendix B. A list of common farm weeds and the insect pests associated with them; Index of authors; Index of parasites and predators; General index.