One of the biggest pains in putting together an insect collection can be from the need to mount smaller insects. Although this can be a hassle, these smaller families can prove to be rewarding once mounted as you can actually view them through scopes. If these insects were to be left loose, manipulation would be very difficult or even impossible.
To help with mounting these specimens, I'd like to post a guide that includes several pictures to provide useful tips and suggestions!
The first tool you will need access to is the point punch. This device cuts the miniature triangular points out of any sheet of paper used to glue an insect.
After snipping the mounting points out of the paper, you will then use the large end to stick the pin through and then use a white glue such as Elmers to glue the insect to the sharp point.
You must be careful to use as tiny a dot as possible do you do not cover the insect in glue. Figure 5 demonstrates the ideal placement of the paper point relative to the insects body.
Once properly pinned, you will then label the insect as you would any large insect!
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