LII.org (Home) About LII     IPL.org     Suggest a Site     Subscribe to New This Week     Contact
Librarians' Internet Index - Websites You Can Trust

Search Help


Insects -- Collection and preservation

Collecting and Preserving Insects and Mites: Tools and Techniques view detail comment email this

Detailed instructions for the collection and preservation of insects. Topics include equipment (such as nets and jars), traps and lures, mounting, labeling, and collection maintenance. From the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=10141
Topics: Insects & Arachnids

Last updated Feb 14, 2006


Collecting Insects view detail comment email this

Illustrated instructions for creating an insect collection. Discusses where and how to collect live insects, collection equipment (such as jars and nets), killing insects as quickly as possible, preservation methods, pinning and mounting, labeling, and organization. From two University of Nebraska entomology professors.
http://entomology.unl.edu/tmh/ent115/labs/collecting.htm
Topics: Insects & Arachnids

Last updated Feb 14, 2006


Making a Bug Collection view detail comment email this

Instructions for collecting insects, covering topics such as equipment, where to look for bugs, using relaxing jars, identification and labeling, pinning and spreading, drying, and maintaining the collection. Includes illustrations. Part of an outreach project created by the University of California, Berkeley, College of Natural Resources and the Oakland Unified School District, California.
http://www.cnr.berkeley.edu/citybugs/studentcorner/MakeABugCollection/MakeABugCollection.htm
Topics: Insects & Arachnids

Last updated Jun 29, 2009





Home | About | IPL.org | Suggest a Site | New This Week | Contact