Table 4.

Contents of the take-home kit for FForensic EEntomology.

Provided by instructors	Provided by students
Arthropod collection and preservation methods
	•Insect net (handmade) •Bite trap (handmade) •Bite pitfall trap (handmade) •Flight intercept trap (handmade) •1.5 L PET bottle •600 mL PET bottle •600 mL bottle with 96% (v/v) ethanol •2 m standard wire •4 m general purpose cord •Small garden shovel •Funnel •Sieve •250 mL plastic cups •500 mL Ziploc bags •White sheet •Light source •Yellow plastic dish •Dissecting forceps •Brush •50 mL containers with 96% (v/v) ethanol •Vellum labels •Cardstock for labels •Pencil •Thermometer and hygrometer smartphone app •Watch •GPS smartphone app •Smartphone camera
Identification of different arthropod orders
•Insect specimens •Plastic Petri dish	•Stereoscopic digital microscope •Tray •Brush •Container with 96% (v/v) ethanol •Magnifying glass •Collected insect specimens
Preservation, fixing, and taxonomic identification of Diptera larval states
•10% (w/v) potassium hydroxide •Fixed larval specimens •Synthetic resin for fixing larval specimens •Cup for holding test tube •Larvae preserved in 70–96% (v/v) ethanol •Plastic Pasteur pipette •Petri dish •3 mL syringe •Flat-bottom test tube •Microscope slides and slide covers ·Taxonomic keys	•Stereoscopic digital microscope •Collected larvae specimens •Dissecting forceps •Dissecting needles •Taxonomic keys chosen by student •Permanent marker •Adhesive labels •Scissors •Mechanical pencil
Preservation, fixing, and taxonomic identification of Calliphoridae adult states
•Diptera adult specimens •Entomological pins •Entomological forceps •Petri dish •Specimen box •Polyfoam slab •1.5 mL Eppendorf tubes	•Stereoscopic digital microscope •Adhesive labels •Dissecting forceps •Dissecting needles •Thin brush •Taxonomic keys chosen by student •Diptera specimens •Smartphone camera
Preservation, fixing and taxonomic identification of Coleoptera adult states
•Insect forceps •Fixed and preserved specimens	•Magnifying glass •Smartphone camera •Collected specimens •Taxonomic keys chosen by student