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The Locust Tracheal Mite
(1940) Harris, W.
Mites Are Found Living On Many Insects. Some Appear To Show Little Preference For A Particular Part Of Their Host And Are To Be Discovered Inuozens Clinging To Any Part Of The Unfortunate Insect That Offers A Foothold. Others Are More Specialized, and Attach Themselves to One Part Only, As Is the Case with One Mite That Lives On the Antenna: Of A Particular Ant. Dung Beetles Frequently Support A Large Population Of White Or Yellow Mites On The Under-Surface Of Their Bodies; Grasshoppers Are Often Found With Bright Red Mites On Their Wings; While The Caterpillars Of The Smallest Moths Have Their Own Particular Small Mite.
Notes on Food Storage
(1939/1940) Harris, W.
The following foodstuffs are more or less immune from insect attack during storage and, provided that they are kept free from rats, should last a number of years without serious loss
Termites in East Africa
(1940) Harris, W.
Among the many insect pests which attack worldly goods in the tropics, and not counting those which attack man himself and his animals, pride of place for causing annoyance and actual monetary loss undoubtedly belongs to the termite or white ant. In all the warmer parts of the world termites are vigorously feeding on cellulose. either in its natural As dead and dying trees. Herbs and or as timber work in its innumerable or as manufactured articles such as paper and clothing