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THIRTY years ago the entomology of the forests of India and its study were still a closed book. Types of forest insects had found their way into the national museums and private collections in Europe, and thus received a name. But, as became apparent during the first decade of the present century, numbers of the insects of forest importance, as probable or possible pests, were unnamed and their biology unknown. The early pioneer work of the forest officers who were first set to grapple with the position proved by no means easy, but extraordinarily fascinating.
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The Study of Forest Entomology in India. Nature 128, 767 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128767a0
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