A graded project that can carry a young person through many years of work in entomology. The project material gives minimum instructions for beginning an entomology project. Included are an introduction to what an insect is, guidelines for making an insect collection including proper data collection and keys for the identification of specimens to order level, directions for making necessary collecting equipment, suggestions of how, when and where to collect, and lists references, and other aids that are available. The requirements for 3 years of general collecting for 4-H is included.