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 approximately 10% lower than if all the items involved were to be purchased individually.

The ESK601 starter kit includes :

• 1 x E24 aluminium collapsible handle: collapsed length 73cm; extended
  119cm
• 1 x E31 aluminium 380mm hoop
• 1 x E40A 380mm white bag, mesh size 0.9mm x 0.3mm

1 x E279 Hand Magnifier 2X & 4X, 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 E101F Setting Board – 30mm high x 300mm long x 101mm wide, 8mm groove

• For setting out the wings of insects into the desired position.
• The setting board is made of polystyrene.
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1 x E158, Size 3 Pins

• 38mm x 0.53mm
• Packet of 100
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1 x E110 or E111 (subject to availability). Larvae collecting tin – 125mm diameter x 40mm high

• Pocket size collecting tins with perforated lid.
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6 x Plastic Specimen Tubes

• 2 EDV2 – 51mm x 14mm
• 2 EDV4 – 54mm x 20mm
• 1 EDV8 – 66mm x 26mm
• 1 EDV12 – 53mm x 35mm
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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 E998 Student Store Box – Cardboard with Fumicel and Identification Labels

• A sturdy economical box for student collections. Made from heavy brown coloured cardboard, it is lined on the bottom with white polyethylene foam ready for use.
• E998 has both the E555 Fumicel and the E197 Sheet of 30 Identification Labels.
• Measurements: 370mm x 265mm x 45mm.
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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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