A beating net, also known as beating sheet, beat sheet or beating tray, is a device used to collect insects. It consists of a white cloth stretched out on a circular or rectangular frame which may be dismantled for transport. The beating tray is held under a tree or shrub and the foliage is then shaken or beaten with a stick. Insects fall from the plant and land on the cloth. They can then be examined or collected using a

pooter In entomology, an aspirator, also known as a pooter, is a device used in the collection of insects, crustaceans or other small, fragile organisms, usually for scientific purposes.

. The insect beating net was devised by

George Carter Bignell George Carter Bignell (1 March 1826 – 1 March 1910) was an English entomologist. He was born in Exeter and left school at the age of 12 to become a bookings clerk but joined the Royal Marines when he was 16. He joined HMS ''Superb'', one of th ...

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Inventory Methods for Terrestrial Arthropods: Standards for Components of British Columbia's Biodiversity
No. 40. 1998 Entomology equipment Environmental Sampling Equipment