28 OUR INSECT FRIENDS AND FOES 



much pleasure and knowledge from observing 

 their interesting habits and ways. 



For collecting in the field ; our knapsack 

 should contain a supply of nested chip-boxes, 

 a few of the metal boxes fitted with glass lids, a 

 small garden trowel, and an old garden knife. 

 We may also with advantage carry some form of 

 sweeping net for collecting larvae and beetles ; a 

 good stout ring-net such as is used for capturing 

 Butterflies and Moths will answer both purposes 

 quite well. For collecting aquatic insects, we 

 shall require a small, stout ring-net, with an 

 interchangeable sleeve-bag to which a small, 

 wide-mouthed glass jar can be attached ; a small 

 weighted grapple-hook, securely fastened to a 

 length of good snood-line ; a few three- and four- 

 ounce wide-mouthed glass jars, fitted with good 

 corks ; a wide bore fountain-pen ink-filler, very 

 useful for collecting mosquito larvae; a pair of 

 micro-forceps ; and an old tablespoon. 



To help us in keeping a true and faithful, 

 illustrated record of our observations, both in 

 the field and at home, we cannot adopt a better 

 means than photography ; for with the aid of the 

 camera, it is possible in a few seconds to obtain 

 an accurate record of elaborate details, which 

 would call for great technical skill and some 

 hours of labour to truthfully portray with pen 

 or pencil. Such photographs, in addition to 

 their scientific value, will in the dark winter 

 days bring back to us happy memories of sunny 

 hours spent in woodland and meadow, and will 

 always be a source of interest to our friends. I 

 do not propose to give details here of how to 



