# Visit to UOG Insect Collection # Basic Insect Collecting and Preservation Techniques * Collecting equipment: nets, aspirators, killing jars * Pinning equipment: collection box, pins, paper points, pinning blocks, glassine envelopes, spreading boards, moth balls, labels # First Collecting Experience To get started, we will collect one or two insects (adults only; no soft-bodied specimens), kill them, pin them, and label them. # Using iNaturalist We will use the [iNaturalist Insects of Micronesia project](https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/insects-of-micronesia) to compile a catalog for our collections. # References * Peterson Insect Field Guide * [Insect Collection and Preserving Insects and Mites: Tools and Techniques](/pdfs/collpres.pdf)