4-H CLUB INSECT MANUAL 



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MAKE HIBERNATION CAGES. COLLECT AND PLACE INSECTS IN CAGES 



[Eighth meeting — September] 

 Equipment : 



1. Two pieces of screen about 24 inches square and one piece 24 inches 

 wide and 6 feet long (or enough to cover four sides of a 24-inch 

 cube). 



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Figure 122. — Materials for making hibernation cage. 



2. Wooden strips to make frame for cage (eight 1- by 1- by 20-inch, and 

 four 1- by 1- by 22-inch strips). 



3. Nails and carpet tacks. 



4. A container in which to collect live insects. 

 Procedure : 



1. Nail frame together. 



2. Cover with screen. 



3. Tack very tightly to prevent insects' escape. 



4. If possible, fit door into one side. 



5. Allow the four longer corner strips to extend 

 below wire. 



6. Sink longer legs in soil. 



7. Place leaves, sticks, etc., in cage. 



8. Collect live insects from crops. 



9. Place several hundred beetles or bugs inside. 



10. Examine occasionally to see that cage has not 

 been molested. 



11. Examine and count bugs that come out alive in 

 spring. 



Figure 123. — Hibernation 

 cage, complete. 



EXHIBIT INSECTS. STUNTS AND PLAYS ABOUT INSECTS. "WIENIE" ROAST 



[Ninth meeting — October] 



Equipment : 



1. Collections of insects. 



2. "Wienies," marshmallows, cider, etc. 



3. Club members, parents, and friends. 

 Procedure : 



1. Arrange collections. 



2. Prepare and serve refreshments. 



3. Games, stunts, and plays. 



COMPLETE RECORD BOOKS. SPADE GARDEN OR FOLLOW PLOW 



[Tenth meeting — November] 



Equipment : 



1. Record book, pencils. 



2. All notes taken during year. 



3. Spade. 



4. Blank forms. 



