Holding the grasshopper in one hand and the pin in the other, pierce the top of the pronotum on the right side and near the rear edge. Leave one-half inch of the pin above the specimen for safe handling of the specimen later when it has dried. As you push the pin through, keep the grasshopper oriented so it is level and not tilted on the pin in any direction. If you have erred, the pin can be withdrawn and run through again starting in the hole already made. Leave the specimens on the spreading board for a few weeks while they dry.
Grasshoppers drying with left wigs spread.
Nymphal grasshopper glued to card point and fully labeled. Note content and style of labels. With a hand punch, make the paper points from unlined index cards. Place a small amount of a Duco-type cement on the pointed end and mount the specimen on top of the cement. To ensure retention of color of pinned grasshoppers, place them in a deep freeze for several months to dry.