List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. The Thames, the Channel, the Rhine, 1843–1859
2. Along the Kankakee River, 1860–1863
3. Chicago and the Prairie Farmer, 1863–1868
4. Missouri State Entomologist, 1868–1877
5. The “Book of Nature” According to Darwin
6. Subterranean Killers
7. Devouring Locusts
8. Washington Gadfly, 1879–1881
9. Assisting Nature's Balance
10. Years of Fulfillment
11. “A Great Big Silk Farm”
12. Vedalia the “Wonder Beetle” and Biological Control
13. Creating a National Insect Collection
14. Unfinished Business
15. A Valuable Career Cut Short
Appendix: List of Insects and Other Arthropods
Notes
Bibliography
Index