4-H CLUB INSECT MANUAL 
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MAKE COLLECTION BOX 
Equipment : 
. Cigar box, 2 by 6 by 8 inches preferred. 
. Piece of double-faced, corrugated cardboard or soft fiberboard. 
Glue. 
. Moth ball. 
- Common pins. 
. Box or folder of matches. 
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FIGURE 11.—Cigar box equipped 
FIGurE 10.—Cigar box. for insect collecting. 
Procedure: 
. Cut cardboard to fit bottom of box. 
. smear glue on bottom of box and insert cardboard. 
. Box may be lined. with white paper. 
. Heat head of pin from lighted match. 
. Insert hot head of pin into moth ball and cool. 
. Stick moth ball, on pin, into corner of box. 
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MAKE COLLECTING NET 
[Third meeting—April] 
HKquipment : 
1. Small wooden handle about 3 feet long (broom handle). 
2. Five feet of heavy, stiff wire (barrel hoops or telephone wire). 
Wood handle Wire C/orh pattern 
FIGurRE 12.—Wooden handle, wire, and cloth pattern for making collecting net. 
3. Piece of cloth 3 by 5 feet (mosquito netting or better grade material). 
4. Pattern from which to cut cloth. 
5. Saw, hammer, brace, small bit, narrow 
wood chisel. 
6. Cord for wrapping wire onto handle. 
Procedure: 
1. Bend wire into shape. 
2. Bore hole and cut grooves in ovroom 
handle. 
. Cut cloth and sew it together. 
. Slip bag on wire. 
. Attach wire to handle. 
. Reference: Consult your county agent 
for additional information, 
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FicureE 13,—Collecting net, 
