INSECT COLLECTION AND IDENTIFICATION : techniques for the field and laboratory.

✍ Scribed by Gibb, Timothy J.; Oseto, Christian

Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Year: 2019
Tongue: English
Leaves: 355
Edition: 2nd ed.
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover
Insect Collection and Identification
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface to the second edition
1 Basic tools and general techniques
Introduction
1 Equipment and collection methods
1.1 Equipment
1.1.1 Forceps
1.1.2 Sample vials
1.1.3 Killing bottles
1.1.4 Small containers
1.1.5 Small envelopes
1.1.6 Aspirators
1.1.7 Absorbent tissue
1.1.8 Notebook
1.1.9 Tools for cutting or digging
1.1.10 Brush
1.1.11 Bags
1.1.12 Hand lens
1.1.13 Summary
1.2 Collecting nets
1.3 Killing containers and agents
1.3.1 Freezing insects
1.3.2 Injecting insects with alcohol 1.3.3 Killing jars for field collecting1.3.4 Liquid killing agents
1.3.5 Solid killing agents
1.4 Aspirators and suction devices
1.5 Other collection devices
1.5.1 Beating sheets
1.5.2 Drag cloth
1.5.3 Sifters
1.5.4 Separators and extractors
1.6 Traps
1.6.1 Windowpane trap
1.6.2 Interception nets and barriers
1.6.3 Malaise traps
1.6.4 Pitfall and dish traps
1.6.5 Emergence traps and rearing cages
1.6.6 Traps using the lobster or eel trap principle
1.6.7 Light traps
1.6.8 Light sheets
1.6.9 Color traps
1.6.10 Sticky traps
1.6.11 Snap traps
1.6.12 Artificial refuge traps 1.6.13 Electrical grid traps1.6.14 Combination traps for student studies
1.7 Baits, lures, and other attractants
1.7.1 Sugaring for insects
1.7.2 Feces
1.7.3 Oatmeal
1.8 Pheromones and other attractants
1.8.1 Carbon dioxide
1.8.2 Sounds
1.9 Collecting aquatic insects
1.10 Collecting soil insects
1.11 Collecting ectoparasites
1.12 Collecting regulated insects
1.13 Collecting insects for pest management audits
1.14 Collecting insects for forensic or medico-criminal investigations
1.15 Rearing
1.15.1 Containers for rearing
1.15.2 Rearing conditions and problems
1.15.2.1 Moisture 1.15.2.2 Temperature1.15.2.3 Dormancy and diapause
1.15.2.4 Light
1.15.2.5 Food
1.15.2.6 Artificial diets
1.15.2.7 Special problems and precautions in rearing
1.16 Collecting insects for molecular research
1.17 Preparation of insects for molecular research
1.17.1 Killing agents
1.17.1.1 Cyanide
1.17.1.2 Ethyl acetate
1.17.1.3 Freezing
1.17.1.4 Ethanol
1.17.2 Preservation of specimens
1.17.2.1 Freezing
1.17.2.2 Ethanol
1.17.2.3 Hand sanitizer
1.17.2.4 Methanol
1.17.2.5 Drying fresh specimens
1.17.2.6 Critical point drying
1.17.2.7 Acetone
1.17.2.8 Sodium dodecyl sulfate 1.17.2.9 Dimethyl sulfoxide1.17.3 Preservatives in traps
1.17.3.1 Water and detergent
1.17.3.2 Ethanol fuel
1.17.3.3 Sodium dodecyl sulfate and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
1.17.3.4 Propylene glycol
1.17.3.5 Formaldehyde
1.17.4 Pinned specimens (Natural History Museum Collections)
1.17.5 Nondestructive methods
1.17.5.1 Sonication
1.18 Vouchuring specimens
2 Agents for killing and preserving
3 Storage of specimens
3.1 Temporary storage
3.1.1 Refrigeration
3.1.2 Dry preservation
3.1.3 Papering
3.2 Mounting specimens
3.2.1 Preparing dry specimens for mounting

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