Beginner Kits - Insect Collecting & Mounting Starter Kit No.1

These kits contains quality equipment that would be useful or anyone requiring the basics to start or to re-continue observing, collecting, preparing and storing insect specimens.

This kit supersedes our earlier insect kits and is priced 10% lower than if all the items involved were to be purchased individually.

The ESK401 starter kit includes :

1 x 49N Telescoping aerial collecting net consisting of:
- 380mm diameter folding (4 sections) steel hoop
- 380mm white bag – depth approx 750mm
- Extendable alloy handle
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1 x E279 Hand Magnifier 2X & 4X, 75mm diameter
- 2x hand magnifier with 4x area, 75mm diameter.
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1 x E278C Measuring Magnifier Viewer
- Clear round plastic jar (75mm diameter) with magnifying lid with air holes gives a close up view of insects.
- Grid lines on base of viewer.
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1 x E122 Forcep - Feather Light
- Very light & thin forceps. Used for handling delicate material such as mosquito larvae, insect genitalia etc., without cutting or crushing.
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1 x E112 Forcep - Entomological
- Forcep constructed from stainless steel used for entomological work
- 12.5cm in length
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1 x E101 Setting Board - 22mm high x 320mm long x 101mm wide, 8mm groove
- For setting out the wings of insects into the desired position.
- The pinning strip is balsa and the pinning base beneath the centre groove has a strip of polyethylene foam.
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1 x E933P Aust Ento Pins – Size 1
- Aust Ento stainless steel pins size 1
- 40mm x 0.40mm
- packet of 100
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1 x E936P Aust Ento Pins - Size 4
- Aust Ento stainless steel pins size 4
- 40mm x 0.55mm
- packet of 100
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1 x E111 Larvae collecting tin - 125mm diameter x 40mm high
- Pocket size collecting tins with perforated lid.
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1 x E999A glass vial
- 86 x 27mm
- Very strong clear glass bottle with wide mouth and aluminium screw cap with rubber liner.
- Excellent for field work as well as in the laboratory.
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10 x EDV-2-5 Plastic Specimen Tubes – 51mm x 14mm
- Size is 51mm x 14mm
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50 x E 7MS Glassine Envelopes – 106mm x 62mm
- Size of envelopes are 106mm x 62mm
- Packet of 50 envelopes
- Used to store various insects including butterflies and moths
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1 x E230 Storage Box 350mm x 250mm x 88mm height
- Very popular sturdy box made from 8mm plywood. The box has a close fitting lid, three machine pressed hinges and two clasps which seal the box when closed.
- Both sides of the box are lined with polyethylene foam. This enables the insects to be pinned safely on both the top and bottom sections of the box which doubles the capacity.
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1 x E201A Pigma pen 0.20mm, #005
- Used in research laboratories in lab notebook log books
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10 x E197 Labels - 30 labels per sheet
- Framed labels 41 x 16mm with four light guide lines for writing in names.
- Printed on a white card, each label is surrounded by a black border.
- For use in naming mounted collections.
- Is in sheet form with 30 labels per sheet.
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1 x E555 Fumicel
- A white paper lined cardboard box used for holding naphthalene flakes in storage boxes, drawers and display cases.
- Consists of two sections. The top telescoping lid has a fine gauze screen fitted.
- The fumicel can be pinned or glued in the corner of the storage unit.
- Measurements: 32mm square x 17mm high.
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If finances permit, we strongly recommend you also adding the following excellent publication to your purchase. This book will answer the majority of questions which should arise, and should be on the shelf of all entomologists, both professional and amateur.

BU1AE - Book: Methods for collecting, preserving & studying insects and allied forms
- 1991, 4th edition
- Softcover 86pp
- 25x17cm
- 59 b&w illustrations
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Cat No.	Product	Dimensions	Quantity	Price	Price + GST	Qty to Add
ESK401	Insect Collecting and Mounting Starter Kit No.1		per kit	$121.00	$133.10
ESK401-2	Insect Collecting and Mounting Starter Kit No.1		2 kits	$230.50	$253.55
ESK401-3	Insect Collecting & Mounting Starter Kit No.1		3 kits	$334.50	$367.95

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