Entomology in India 1938-63
Title | Entomology in India 1938-63 PDF eBook |
Author | N. C. Pant |
Publisher | |
Pages | 529 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Entomology |
ISBN |
Entomology in India, 1938-1963
Title | Entomology in India, 1938-1963 PDF eBook |
Author | Entomological Society of India |
Publisher | |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Agricultural pests |
ISBN |
Entomology in India, 1938-1963
Title | Entomology in India, 1938-1963 PDF eBook |
Author | Entomological Society of India |
Publisher | |
Pages | 552 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Agricultural pests |
ISBN |
The Indian Journal of Entomology
Title | The Indian Journal of Entomology PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 768 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Entomology |
ISBN |
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Title | The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 660 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |
Handbook on Jute
Title | Handbook on Jute PDF eBook |
Author | T. Ghosh |
Publisher | Food & Agriculture Org. |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9789251014592 |
The British Foundation of Indian Entomology
Title | The British Foundation of Indian Entomology PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Darby |
Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Pages | 271 |
Release | 2023-12-14 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 152756102X |
This is the first book devoted to the interest taken by amateur British collectors in Indian insects between 1750 and 1947, many employed as soldiers and medics by the East India Company. Initially confined to the building up of personal collections (many of which would later form the foundation of the London Natural History Museum’s collection), the early entomologists also donated specimens to the Asiatic Society of Bengal, the Bombay Natural History Society and local museums. Some published their findings in the journals of these institutions. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, interest in entomology shifted to focus on insect pests and their economic impact on forestry and horticulture. The result was the founding of the Institutes of Forestry and Horticulture at Dehra Dun and Pusa, where Indian scientists continue to conduct entomological research today. The present work elucidates this previously under-researched aspect of British insect history, documenting the people, places, publications and institutions associated with the exploration of the rich entomological fauna of the Indian subcontinent.