Things You'll Need:
- Pins, labels, pinning block, and an insect collection box.
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Step 1
Pins and a pinned bug.Pins.
Insect pins can be purchased online from http://wardsci.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=insect+pins&x=0&y=0. To pin an insect properly, the pin must be inserted into the thorax or the prontoum of the body. -
Step 2
Insect labels.Labeling.
Labels can be made on the computer in Microsoft Excel. There are 3 lines on each label and to label correctly each insect gets 2 labels. On the first label one needs to have the order, family, and genus. On the second label one needs species, location (Example: Battle Creek, MI 49015), and the collectors name. -
Step 3
Image used from: http://entomology.unl.edu/tmh/ent115/labs/collecting.htm (Pinning blcok)Pinning Block
In the collection box, one must have all insects level along with the labels. Pinning blocks can also be found online from http://wardsci.com/search.asp?t=ss&ss=insect+pins&x=0&y=0. Some can make the bugs level by hand and some can't. For those who can't, there is a pinning block. To use the pinning block, put the head of the pin with an insect on it into the lowest hole of the block. Pushing the pin until the head is stopped.
Position the labels. Place the labels on the pin with the bug. place the point of the pin in either of the other two hole in the block. -
Step 4
Bug collection box.Collection Box.
An insect collection box can also be found online in a variety of sizes to fix ones needs. http://wardsci.com/category.asp?c=732&sid=google&cm_mmc=google-_-cpc-_-ward-_-insectbox&gclid=CJ2sgYfNspgCFQquGgodd0UgVA.
