tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post2199165433783752854..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: To Collect or Not to CollectBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-86518605308876094792023-08-27T18:08:39.279-05:002023-08-27T18:08:39.279-05:00Apologies for this delayed reply. Finally finding ...Apologies for this delayed reply. Finally finding a workaround that allows me to comment again, though it seems a random fix....I would approach a natural history museum or university entomology department to see if they would accept a donation of a "found" collection from a storage unit, estate sale, etc. If the specimens are intact, have the requisite data labels, you can usually findBug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-11221962375957654022022-12-22T04:01:41.816-06:002022-12-22T04:01:41.816-06:00Good morning what do you do when you find A collec...Good morning what do you do when you find A collection and a storage unit that I purchasedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-65306903562936477312022-09-11T10:28:34.895-05:002022-09-11T10:28:34.895-05:00Most endangered insects don't eat what's i...Most endangered insects don't eat what's in your garden, so that's not a viable argument. Yes, I see cars are responsible for many insect deaths, but is that good argument for killing one more? I believe as long as you make sure the insect you're collecting aren't endangered or low in numbers you're fine, but is anybody really doing that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-50981439739768406112021-12-14T23:19:59.366-06:002021-12-14T23:19:59.366-06:00Yes, I moderate comments because of spam advertisi...Yes, I moderate comments because of spam advertising, but I do so rather randomly, about once/week. I do not delete comments that come from a different viewpoint or experience (unless profanity).Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-4948832331007566442021-12-02T23:19:44.386-06:002021-12-02T23:19:44.386-06:00so you have to approve comments? obviously u dont ...so you have to approve comments? obviously u dont want the good and rightful comments getting out.someone who careshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930731333161957720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-41106241225101793152021-12-02T23:19:08.023-06:002021-12-02T23:19:08.023-06:00STOP IT! These are fricking animals not your toys....STOP IT! These are fricking animals not your toys.someone who careshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930731333161957720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-29634810598450298462021-06-29T21:09:41.076-05:002021-06-29T21:09:41.076-05:00I'm glad this post helps. Please tell her she ...I'm glad this post helps. Please tell her she has the support of professional entomologists. Pat yourselves, as parents, on the back, too. <3Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-11233418151436528422021-06-18T16:25:57.805-05:002021-06-18T16:25:57.805-05:00Thank you for this. My 4 yo loves and collects bug...Thank you for this. My 4 yo loves and collects bugs as well. We also only allow her to collect one of a type of bug. But I’ve had backlash from many people on the ethics of what she does. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204905045173661616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-26961438213596797562016-02-18T22:08:38.753-06:002016-02-18T22:08:38.753-06:00I absolutely agree with your points. I grew up as ...I absolutely agree with your points. I grew up as a passionate insect collector, developing a large collection that was well documented as to collection location, etc. I eventually gave it all to a budding entomologist, and that had deeply effected his life in a positive way. <br />My own young life as a collector later led to my whole career in science and teaching, and without it I would have Marcolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542204027681831657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-80685004470639196712016-02-17T08:47:47.341-06:002016-02-17T08:47:47.341-06:00My daughter collects for 4-H Entomology and is ver...My daughter collects for 4-H Entomology and is very responsible to release what she already has.<br /><br /> We had a person tell her it was cruel. She has disabilities and is obsessed with insects. She asked them, "if they sprayed their garden with pesticides?" The person was speechless.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing the collection when we go out to Denver to visit family in theReneeKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14565496545990959527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-1900287707984696152016-02-16T18:27:48.853-06:002016-02-16T18:27:48.853-06:00If it were not for the collectors so many years ag...If it were not for the collectors so many years ago, we would not have the specimens that are used in so many different ways. <br />1. Documenting biodiversity at a given place and time.<br />2. Morphological studies.<br />3. DNA and related studies.<br />4. Isotope studies<br />5. Speciation studies<br /> And more.<br />mfophotoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15229417718013779882noreply@blogger.com