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PECULIAR METHODS 



COLLECTING INSECTS. 



The following peculiar methods of entrap- 

 ping insects, will be found very useful for ob- 

 taining many species, Avhich are otherwise 

 rarely taken. Several of these methods the 

 author has found very successful. 



Laying Baits. An excellent method, and by 

 which a great number of insects may be ob- 

 tained, is by laying wide-mouthed bottles, 

 baited with raw meat, tripe, &c. in sunny 

 banks, concealed among the long grass. The 

 bottles should be buried up to the neck, in an 



