An Introduction to Entomology, by J. H. Comstock. The Comstock Publishing Company, Ithaca, N. Y. The Butterfly Book, by W. J. Holland. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, N. Y. The Moth Book, by W. J. Holland. Doubleday, Page & Company, Garden City, N. Y. Out of print, but may be obtained from secondhand book dealers. How to Know the Insects, by H. E. Jaques. H. E. Jaques, 709 North Main Street, Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Insects: A Guide to Familiar American Insects, by Herbert S. Zim and Clarence Cottam. Simon and Schuster, Inc., Rockefeller Center, New York 20, N. Y. Field Book of Ponds and Streams, by Ann Haven Morgan. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, N. Y. The Insect Guide, by Ralph B. Swain. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, N. Y. College Entomology, by E. O. Essig. The Macmillan Company, New York, N. Y. Entomology for Introductory Courses, by Robert Matheson. The Comstock Publishing Company, Ithaca, N. Y. A Textbook of Entomology, 3rd ed., by Herbert H. Ross. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 440 Park Avenue South, New York, N. Y. Understanding Evolution, by Herbert H. Ross. Spectrum Books: Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 07632.
HOW TO SHIP SPECIMENS
Specimens which the collector is unable to name may be sent to specialists or entomological museums for identification. Names and addresses of specialists can be furnished by agricultural agents, teachers, or museum curators. The arrangements under which these specialists will undertake the work vary, but experts often will study well preserved and labeled collections in return for duplicate specimens which they may keep. However, the identification of many insects is so difficult and laborious that rapid service is not always to be expected by collectors sending in material.
Specimens need special preparation and care to guard against breakage if they are to be shipped to a specialist.
See that all pins used in mounting specimens are thrust securely into the cork on the bottom of the box. Thrust extra pins of the same height in each corner, and over the whole lay a piece of thin cardboard that has been cut to fit the inside of the box snugly; then place over this a layer of cotton wool or cellucotton thick enough to press firmly against the cardboard when the top is closed. Wrap the box in paper and then pack it in a larger box, protected on all sides by a layer of excelsior or crumpled paper at least 2 inches thick.
WHERE TO BUY SUPPLIES
The following list, by no means complete, contains names and addresses of companies that furnish entomological supplies. Most of these companies will send catalogs and price lists on request.
American Optical Company, Scientific Instrument Division, Box A, Buffalo 15, N. Y. Bausch and Lomb Optical Company, Rochester 2, N. Y. Central Scientific Company, 1700 Irving Park Road, Chicago 13, Illinois. General Biological Supply House, Inc., 8200 South Hoyne Avenue, Chicago 20, Illinois. E. H. Sargent and Company, 4647 West Foster Avenue, Chicago 30, Illinois. Ward’s Natural Science Establishment, Inc., P. O. Box 1749, Rochester 3, N. Y.
