Episode 21 - Viewing, Collecting, and Pinning Insects

Written By Zillah Smith

We made a handy visual guide to insect pinning!

Sources for this episode:

Antwi FB, Shama LM, Peterson RK. 2008. Risk assessments for the insect repellents DEET and picaridin. Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology. 51(1):31–36. doi:10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.03.002.

Haleem ZM, Yadav S, Cushion ML, Tanner RJ, Carek PJ, Mainous AG. 2020. Exposure to N,N-Diethyl-Meta-Toluamide Insect Repellent and Human Health Markers: Population Based Estimates from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 103(2):812–814. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0226.

Joe MacGown. 2006. Insect Collecting Methods. Mississippi Entomological Museum. https://mississippientomologicalmuseum.org.msstate.edu/collecting.preparation.methods/Collecting.methods.htm.

Marshall S. 2006. Insects - their natural histroy and diversity. 1st ed. Firefly Books Ltd.You can listen here on SoundCloud, or find us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!


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