Introduction .................................................... 1
Chapter 1: Choosing Materials for Projects ...................... 3
Chapter 2: Active Collection Devices
Aspirators ...................................................... 6
Handling Tiny Organisms ........................................ 10
Vacuum Collectors .............................................. 11
White Pans ..................................................... 14
Surber-type Samplers ........................................... 16
Beating Trays .................................................. 18
Plankton Nets .................................................. 21
Insect Nets .................................................... 23
Sampling Frames ................................................ 27
Kick Nets ...................................................... 30
Chapter 3: Passive Collection Devices
Pitfall Traps .................................................. 34
Pan Traps ...................................................... 38
Cardboard Traps ................................................ 40
Carpet Traps ................................................... 42
Malaise Traps .................................................. 44
Light Traps .................................................... 48
Cover Boards ................................................... 51
Sticky Traps ................................................... 54
Aquatic Traps - Leaf Packs ..................................... 59
Burlese Funnels ................................................ 61
Chapter 4: Cages and Observation Arenas
Bucket Viewer .................................................. 68
Sleeve Cages ................................................... 69
Clip Cages ..................................................... 71
Aluminum Screen Cages .......................................... 72
Bucket Rearing Cages ........................................... 74
PVC Pipe Cages ................................................. 78
Can and Wire Cages ............................................. 80
A Variety of Small Cages ....................................... 81
Small Aquatic Viewing Arena .................................... 83
Large Aquatic Viewing Arena .................................... 84
Glass-Sided Terrestrial Observation Cage ....................... 86
Ant Farms ...................................................... 88
Handling Insects and Preparing an Insect Collection ............ 91
Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Techniques
Marking Organisms ............................................. 106
Emergence trap ................................................ 109
Appendix A: Net Pattern ....................................... 111
Appendix B: Statistical Analyses .............................. 113
Appendix C: References & Field Guides ......................... 117
Appendix D: Sources for Materials ............................. 119
Index ......................................................... 121
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