Supplier for new net

[saturniidave]

These nets have been tried and tested, I reckon they are pretty good.
www.watdon.co.uk/the-naturalists/acatalog/Aerial_Nets.html
I use the Kite net myself and have done so for over 40 years, I find I miss fewer butterflies with this shape rather than the standard 'round' nets.
Remember to wash the net bag first though!
Dave

[Adam Cotton]

Great tip, Dave! I guess I never washed the nets before I used them 30 years ago.

Adam.

[saturniidave]

A lesson I learned early on Adam, after catching many scale-less butterflies as a kid! It was an old lepidopterist who told me to do this, can't remember who as it was aeons ago. So whenever I need a new bag I buy a W. & D. one and put in in the washing machine for a cool wash with some fabric softener. Comes out as soft as anything.
Dave

[anthony]

I have pretty much used Bioquip for decades, mounts and nets good quality and reliable.

[jackblack]

The Japanese have the best nets !, silk and other nets of similar fine material .
I don`t know who can supply as dealers who visit or I know bring them for me or send if requested , handles are telescopic carbon fibre very strong , hoops are variable , but I like to make my own hoop out of fencing wire , as I`m mostly a beetle collector and when beetles are high up on the blossom I can simply bend the hoop horisontal to shake under the blosson beetles drop into the net and bend up again when chasing the next insect Leps for instance , I can bend the fencing wire hoop up or down for at least two seasons before it finally breaks and is easily replaced by a new piece of wire , to be able to bend the hoop is esential to catching that rare beetle high up on blossom or not .I`m a commercial collector so my nets cop a lot of work for several months during the season ,.The handle I use is 7 meters and I have made several extensions some on the but end of the handle and one on the top so I can get pretty high to catch good beetles .