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INEXPENSIVE VS. EXPENSIVE MATERIALS TO MAKE YOUR OWN BUG COLLECTION


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INEXPENSIVE (DO-IT-YOURSELF)

EXPENSIVE (ORDER FROM STORE)

NETS make your own as a class project - (total cost about $3.00 per net) order from BIOQUIP, part #, cost $
COLLECTING JARS collect your own plastic or glass jars from home - tall and skinny ones are the best, baby food jars are good (no cost) order from BIOQUIP, part #, cost $
KILLING JARS just use a medium sized glass jar (you can add some plaster of paris in the bottom to make the e. acetate last longer, but it is not necessary) order from BIOQUIP, part #1121A, $1.95 per 9oz jar w/ plaster bottom
ETHYL ACETATE use nail polish remover order from BIOQUIP, part #1185C, $8.00/pint
MAGNIFYING GLASSES    
MICROSCOPE    
COLLECTION BOX use solid styrofoam in the bottom of a smaller box (like a shoebox) order from BIOQUIP, part #1009, $9.40 per box (10"x12"x2.5")
PINS   order from BIOQUIP, part #1207B, $4.10 per 100pins
FORCEPS    
GLYCINE ENVELOPES   order from BIOQUIP, part #1130A, $1.35 per package of 100 (2"x3.75")

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