Talks & Demonstrations
Giving Entomology Talks & Demonstrations
Now that you have learned some ways to collect, identify, and
display insects, you should try to share your knowledge with
others. You can do this by giving a talk or demonstration
to other 4-H members, your school class, or other interested
groups.
Suggestions for Talks or Demonstrations:
- How to make and use collecting equipment
- How to pin, spread, and prepare insccts for a collection
- How to prepare and arrange an insect collection for display
- How to make a display box
- How insects differ from their near relatives
- Techniques for capturing and preparing special types of insects
- How to recognize some orders of insects by their wing characteristics
- Where to find special types of insects
A trip to your school or public library will help you gather
more information for your talk or demonstration. Many popular
books on entomology can be found in bookstores. Your County
Extension agent for agriculture also has free publications on
entomology subjects that may be helpful.
Here are some books
you can find in libraries or bookstores.
- Borror, D.J. and R.E. White. A Field Guide to the
Insects. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Covell, C.V. Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Moths.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Dunkle, S.W. Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula,
Bermuda, and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific
Publishers.
- Farrand, J., Jr. The Audubon Society Pocket Guide to
Familiar Insects and Spiders. New York: Knopf.
- Feltwell, J. Butterflies of North America. NewYork:
Smithmark Publishers.
- Klots, A.B. A Field Guide to Butterflies. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Milne, L. and M. Milne. Audubon Society Pocket Guide
to North American Insects and Spiders. New York:
Knopf.
- Walton, R.K. The Audubon Society Pocket Guide to
Familiar Butterflies of North America. New York:
Knopf.
- White, R.E. Peterson Field Guide to Beetles. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin Co.