How Do You Make An Insect Catching Kit?
Do you need to catch insects for a Biology project? For your collection? For fun or for study? Learn how to attract and catch insects. • Net: Buy one of these from an outdoor store. To use this, swing the net by the handle so that it traps the flying insect. When the insect is within the mesh of the net, quickly twist your hand so that the opening closes against the body of the mesh, trapping the insect. • Light: Use this to trap moths and other nocturnal insects. Place the bedsheet near the light source. Trap the insects that land on the sheet in jars. • Bait: Do research to find out the diets of insects. Insects can be baited with meat, fruit, oils, sugar, etc. • Pitfall traps: Dig a hole in the ground, and insert a jar or can so that it is level with the ground. Ground-dwellers such as pillbugs (not insects) and proturans will fall in. Buy a field guide. You need a field guide to help identify the insects you catch. It is helpful to learn the taxonomical orders and families before a
