Stop every so often to record where specimens collided with the car. Follow the plow when plowing is being done and cheat the blackbirds out of part of their dinner. Y ou will find sugaring for moths at night exceedingly interesting as well as very fruitful. Prowl around at night with lantern or flashlight. You will be surprised at the numbers of insects prowling about too.
Street lights attract many insects, particularly on sultry nights.
You can often find rare ones there. A porch light , especially on a white house, will attract many species. If your landlady will permit it, open the screen of your window and bottle the insects that come to your study light. At night, suspend a lighted lantern over a tub of water containing a spoonful of kerosene and harvest your crop the next morning. A white sheet suspended in a strong light at night attracts many species.