4-H CLUB INSECT MANUAL 



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SELECT INSECTS TO BE REARED. MAKE REARING CAGES 



Figure 116. — Glass 

 insect rearing 

 cage. 



Figure 117. — 

 Screened insect 

 rearing cage. 



[Fourth meeting — May] 



Equipment : 



1. Each member should have a list of common insects 



about the farm or home. 



2. Glass container with both bottom and top open, such 



as lamp chimney or fruit can with bottom removed. 



3. A piece of cheesecloth. 



4. Flowerpot or can in which to grow plant. 



5. Screen wire. 



6. Sticks of wood (small, to support screen cage). 



7. Carpet tacks. 

 Procedure : 



1. From life cycle presented in books or bulletins, decide 



which insects can be reared during summer. 



2. As far as possible, have each member select a differ- 



ent insect to rear. 



3. Outline procedure for rearing insects. 



4. Glass cage. 



a. Place globe over plant and firm it in soil. 

 6. Fasien cheesecloth over top. 



5. Screen cage. 



a. Roll screen to make cylinder of desired size. 

 6. Tack stick to fold in screen (leaving stick 2 or 



3 inches longer than screen). 

 C. Fasten cloth or screen over top. 

 d. Insert point of stick in soil. Firm soil around 



base of wire. 



SELECT CONTROL PROJECT. MIX AND APPLY INSECTICIDES' 

 [Fifth meeting — June] 



Equipment : 



1. List of crops or animals about your home. 



2. List of insects causing damage. 



3. Samples of all insecticides to be used by each club member. 



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Insecticide containers. 



4. Necessary vessels for mixing. 



5. Bulletins and books on insect control. 

 Procedure : 



1. Select most troublesome insect pests in community. 



2. Assign to each club member a different insect to control. 



3. Work out control measures to be followed by each club member. 



4. Each member, or team, demonstrates mixing of each kind of insecticide 



to be used. 



5. Tell story of need for thorough mixing, for caution, etc. 



