Abstract
THE author of this book has been associated, as an entomologist, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1909. During this period he has been chiefly occupied with the investigation of termites, and other wood-destroying insects, and his original writings on these subjects are known to most entomologists. Much of the first-hand knowledge, thus acquired in an official capacity, is incorporated in a general way in this useful manual. The species of termites discussed are those native to the United States. While these 52 species represent only about 3 per cent of the world's termite fauna, the limitation is offset by the fact that most phases of termite biology are discussed. Dr. Snyder's book is, in fact, an authoritative introduction to the complexities of termite economy. The subjects of castes, reproduction, colony founding, growth, food, inquilines and other phenomena all come in for treatment.
Our Enemy the Termite
By T. E. Snyder. Pp. xii + 196. (Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Publishing Co., Inc., 1935.) 3 dollars.
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I., A. Our Enemy the Termite. Nature 137, 600 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137600b0
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