4-H CLUB INSECT MANUAL 



MAKE SPREADING BOARD. SPREAD BUTTERFLIES OR MOTHS 



[Fifth meeting — June] 



Equipment : 



1. Two strips, % by 2 inches, of softwood 1 foot long. 



2. One strip of cork or similar material, % 



by 2 by 12 inches. 



3. Two blocks, y 2 by 2 by 5 inches. 



4. Small nails, hammer, pins. 

 Procedure : 



1. Nail wooden strips on blocks, leaving them 



about one-fourth of an inch apart. 



2. Nail cork strip flatwise to slats, beneath 



crack between slats. 



3. Pin butterfly before it is dry. 



4. Insert pin through cork so that body rests 



on cork between slats. 



5. With point of another pin move wings 



forward. 



6. When wings are spread, place strip of 



paper across them. Fasten down with 

 pins. 



7. Allow butterfly to remain on spreader a 



few days, or until dry. 



Figure 18. — Butterfly, spread. 



COLLECT AND IDENTIFY INSECTS 

 [Sixth meeting — July] 



Equipment : 



1. Killing jar or bottle. 



2. Collecting net. 



3. Extra bottle or box for young or soft- 

 bodied forms. 



4. State or Government farmers' bulletin 

 on insects. 



5. Textbook on insects. 



6. Small labels % by 1 inch, cut from stiff 

 paper. 



Procedure : 



1. Collect economic insects from gardens, 

 orchards, or field crops. 



2. Observe plant on which each insect is 

 feeding. 



3. Kill adult forms only in killing jars. 



4. Keep lid tight on killing jar except when inserting or removing insects. 



5. Immature insects may be pickled in alcohol or formaldehyde. 



6. Compare insects with pictures and descriptions in bulletins and books. 



7. Prepare labels (to be placed on pin with insect). 



8. On one or more labels have : 



a. Name of insect. 



&. Place where collected. 



c. Date collected. 



d. Name of collector. 



Figure 19. — Insect 

 in killing jar. 



Figure 20. — 



Insect, pinned 



and labeled. 



COLLEOTTNG TRIP. MAKE BUTTERFLY MOUNTS 



[Seventh meeting — August] 



Equipment : 



1. Collecting material. 



2. Piece of window glass 4 by 4 inches. 



