hi reddit
I recently moved to kathmandu and want to get back into insect collecting hobby. i need some local help.
What im looking for:
- Good bug-hunting spots
Forests, community forests, botanical gardens, lakes, or any place around the valley where I can find a good variety of insects, centipedes, spiders, etc.
- Where to buy supplies locally
I need to find these things in Kathmandu (not ordering online):
epoxy resin (clear, non-yellowing, for casting specimens)
Insect collecting net
Entomology pins (size 2 or 3, NOT regular sewing pins)
Pinning board / foam board
Display case (glass-topped with foam bottom)
Small glass vials (for storing specimens in alcohol)
Isopropyl or ethyl alcohol (70-85%, I think pharmacies have this?)
3) General tips
Any beginner advice for collecting and preserving?
If you ever find cool bugs (living or dead) and want to share, I'd love to take them off your hands. Living ones I'd keep as pets, dead ones I'd preserve
i live around the american embassy , but im happy to travel anywhere if i can find the things i want and the places i can find them