HOW TO KNOW THE INSEQS 



5. Tear up ROTTE?: I'^OOD and look for the insects living In It. 



6. Sift DRY LEAVES , decayed wood and other debris through a col- 

 lecting sieve on a ^vhlte cloth or paper. I.'any small Insects may 

 be found In this way. 



7. Slowly heating FIMGI or debris will drive out the insects. 



8. On some warm days, particularly In early spring and late fall 

 the AIR is fairly filled with flying insects. The wise collector 

 gets his share of them. 



9. Have a good Insect net, keep it in good condition and use it 

 for butterflies, and other flying forms. It is usually best to 

 wait till they settle. To run them doim "tells the world" what 

 you are doing, but NETS fewer Insects. 



10. You will find SUGARING FOR L'OTHS at night exceedingly inter- 

 esting as well as very fruitful"] [^e p. 13) 



11. PRO^iYL AROLTJD AT NIGHT with lantern or flashlight c You will 

 be surprised at the numbers of Insects prowling about too. 



12. STREET LIGHTS attract many Insects, particularly on sultry 

 nights. You can often find rare ones there. Some lights are 

 better than others; try a lot of them. 



13c A PORCH LIGHT, especially on a white house, will attract 

 many species. 



14. If your landlady will permit It, open the screen of your 

 window and bottle the insects that come to your STUDY LIGHT . 



15. At night, suspend a lighted lantern over a TUB OF V/ATER con- 

 taining a spoonful of kerosene and harvest your crop the next 

 morning. 



16. Cut TWIGS FRQ}J TREES , tie into bundles and hang on the sides 

 of trees; examine from time to time for wood borers. 



17. Visit Y/OQD FILES in timber, wood lot or cellar and look for 

 longhorns, clerids and other Insects. This is best in spring 

 and early sumrier. 



18. Use the BEATIT-IG m.ERELLA or beating cloth vigorously. It 

 often yields big results and, many rare ones can be had^this way. 

 (See p. 15) 



19. Shut up plant GALLS and Infected pieces of wood In Insect 

 tight containers and examine from time to time for the insects 

 that emerge. 



20. Collect PUPAE from as wide a range as possible. Confine in 

 roomy containers and watch for the adults to emerge. Winter is 

 a particularly good time to collect m.any pupae » 



21. Use the SV;eePING NET vigorously on a wide variety of vegeta- ■ 

 tlon both day and night. Don't pass up the little Insects you 

 catch this v/ay, 



22. Examine FLOWERS of every species for insects feeding or 

 hiding In them. Be careful not to break the plants, then they 

 may be profitably visited again and again, 



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