Abstract

Arthropods are the most numerous and diverse group of animals and studying them requires the use of specialized equipment and specific procedures. This text describes effective methods and equipment for collecting, identifying, rearing, examining, and preserving insects and mites, and explains how to store and care for specimens in collections. It also provides instructions for the construction of many kinds of collecting equipment, traps, rearing cages, and storage units, as well as updated and illustrated keys for identification of the classes of arthropods and the orders of insects. Such information not only aids hobbyists and professionals in preparing insect collections, but it has become essential in documenting and standardizing collections of entomological evidence in forensic as well as pest management sciences.
* Over 400 professionally drawn illustrations
* Identification keys to find arthropod orders
* Comprehensive reading list
* Detailed glossary of terms
“This book, with complete coverage of collecting and preserving techniques, is long overdue.” - Dr. W. Wyatt Hoback, University of Nebraska at Kearney, U.S.A.
"This text will become one of the standards found on every entomologist's bookshelf." - Steve Mroczkiewicz, Syngenta Crop Protection, Attica, Indiana, U.S.A.
"At last there is a book that adequately covers the essentials of Arthropod collecting techniques." - Paul Choate, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.
"Arthropod Collection and Identification is an outstanding resource for serious collectors." - Natalie Carroll, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, U.S.A.