FAEMEKS BULLETIN 606. 



3 b}^ 5 inches, for making envelopes in which to put deUcate specimens 

 of butterflies or moths, a small bottle of chloroform or gasoline, and 

 a small hand satchel, haversack, or botanical specimen case, with a 

 few small pasteboard boxes, such as pill boxes, in which to put 

 insects after taking them out of the killing bottle. A small pair of 



forceps or tweezers wiU also be 

 found convenient for handling some 

 of the specimens, and a pocket lens 

 will be a desirable aid for the 

 study of the specimens in the field. 



Fig. 1.— Homemade ring and handle: a a', ring; 

 6, stick showing grooves ending in hole; e, wire 

 inserted in groove and hole, and wrapped with 

 twine. 



THE INSECT NET. 



Anyone can make a satisfactory 

 insect net (figs. 1 and 2). All that 

 is necessary is a bag of thin ma- 

 terial, a ring to support the bag, 

 and a handle to be fastened to the 

 ring. Bags arc made of various 

 materials. For beating through weeds and bushes it is best to have a 

 bag of stout material, as twilled muslin or light duck cloth. For cap- 

 turing butterflies and most flying insects a fight net of cheesecloth 

 or mosquito netting does very well for the beginner. The material 

 should be such as not to stiffen or kink by use. Expert coUectors 

 often use bags of silk. 



Fig. 2. — Xet and killing bottle for insect collecting. 



