This eliminates confusion over month and day mix-ups. The name of the collector and any special information should also be recorded. Label information always goes from biggest to smallest because someone may read your label and know where Texas is but not Mustang Island. Rich soil and decaying matter attract many Insects. During cool wet times of year like winter, Insects abound in the soil.
Many interesting beetles breed in manure.
Use a stick to overturn cowpies. Many Insects eat dead animals. Attract them to traps with bits of meat. Bird nests and animal burrows harbor many insects found nowhere else. Peel the bark away and look beneath.