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\nWherever we look, insect populations are crashing. But by studying the insects at the Knepp Estate in Sussex, England, scientists are able to see how rewilding is helping to boost the biodiversity and abundance of insects. With the...\nWherever we look, insect populations are crashing. But by studying the insects at the Knepp Estate in Sussex, England, scientists are able to see how rewilding is helping to boost the biodiversity and abundance of insects. With the Museum's Senior Curator of Insects, Dr Erica McAlister, we follow the process of collecting and preserving insect specimens, and find out why it is important to do so. Watch more episodes here: Ep. 1 The story of Knepp: A rewilding success Ep. 2 Collecting in the field : A curator's story Ep. 3 Beavers at Knepp: A winning ecosystem Ep. 4 Field studies: From field to collection - A specimen's story -------------- The Natural History Museum in London is home to more than 80 million objects, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and a giant squid. Our channel brings the Museum to you, from what goes on behind the scenes to surprising science and stories from our scientists. Subscribe to our channel for the latest films and live broadcasts about the natural world Browse our shop Website Twitter Facebook Instagram 0:00 Introduction how specimens go from the field to the collection. 0:27 Dr Erica McAlister demonstrates sweep-netting and perfect insect collecting 1:58 our host attempts sweep-netting and pootering 2:34 Examining the net to discover which insects have been caught 4:22 Back at the Museum to discover the next stages of collection management 4:40 Quarantine, legal governance, documenting and labelling 6:45 The Knepp collection 7:32 Our host learns how to label and about the process of documenting each specimen 13:54 learn about the history of insect specimen pins 14:54 Transferring the specimens from the storage cases to display boxes. 18:40 How the labels help catalogue each specimen, easily accessible and future proofing 21:52 the next step is to add the specimens information to a database which is also then available to all on the web\n
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