Bug Box

I got my bug box built last night... (well those of you who really know who I am know I had some help) Anywho I took an old wooden framed window that still had good glass in it added four 1"x 4"s on the sides for a see through lid. For the bottom part of the box I simply attached four more 1"x 4"s to a piece of plywood. Got all the Cracks and crevasses filled with caulking and started painting it last night. My (helper) was mixing some paint for me so I had the color I wanted and now has green hands to show for it... LOL.

Still need finish painting it. I already have the background paper cut. Actually I'm using some picture matte board. All I need now is some styrofoam or cork board to finish the box. The next and last things I need to put my bugs in the box is the pins (because you can't use sowing pins) and some naphthalene crystals (also known as moth balls).

Ok now I have to ramble for just a minute. The web site being used to learn how to make this bug collection (http://entomology.unl.edu/tmh/ent115/labs/collecting.htm) is where I got the name naphthalene crystals from. Why couldn't they just plainly say throw some moth balls in the box to keep the bugs out?... NOOOOO they've got to use the chemical name of it so that I'm left sitting here wonder what in the world it is, where I'm going to get it and is it going to be safe around children and pets. OK done rambling.