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Title:
Insect collection and identification : techniques for the field and laboratory.
Author:
Gibb, Timothy J., author.
ISBN:
9780128165713
9780128165706
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (355 pages)
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; 3.2.2 Degreasing.
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