There are a lot of activities to do in Palia for example Hunting, Cooking Furniture Making, Home Decoration, Mining, Fishing, Bug Catching etc. These activities reward you with skill points and resources that you can use to improve your living in the game. Bug Catching is such a skill activity in Palia.
In this guide, you will learn how to catch bugs in Palia, what to do to catch bugs.
How to Catch Bugs in Palia
Like any other skill activity, you need to be equipped with certain tools to catch bugs in Palia. You need to have a Makeshift Belt and Smoke Bombs to catch bugs. You can get Makeshift Belt at the start of the game by Bug Catching 101 quest. To start catching bugs, you need to equip yourself with the Makeshift Belt and throw the Smoke Bombs on them. Smoke Bombs act as ammo for bugs.
To start catching bugs in Palia, press the R key on your keyboard and select the Makeshift Belt to equip it. Now select the Smoke Bombs from your inventory and right-click to attach it with your belt. Now find the bugs to catch and right-click on them to aim and throw the Smoke Bomb on them. Some bugs can easily get caught while some require more than one bomb to throw.
There are different levels of the Makeshift Belt and Smoke Bombs, the higher the levels the higher your Bug Catching game. You need to craft them on reaching a certain Bug Catching Skill level by purchasing the crafting recipe from Auni.
How to Craft Belts to Catch Bugs in Palia
There are three different Makeshift Belts in Palia that you can craft. Below is complete crafting information about them.
| Bug Catching Crafter/Belt | Bug Catching Skill Level | Crafting Materials |
| Makeshift Belt | Starter/No Bug Catching Level is required. | You will get it as a part of Bug Catching 101 Quest by talking with Auni. |
| Standard Belt | 3 | 4x Leather 3x Copper Bar 1x Makeshift Belt |
| Fine Belt | 6 | 2x Fabric 3x Iron Bar 1x Standard Belt |
| Exquisite Belt | 9 | 2x Silk 1x Palium Bar 1x Fine Belt |
How to Craft Smoke Bombs to Catch Bugs in Palia
There are four different Smoke Bombs that you can craft to catch bugs in a better way in Palia. Below is the complete information about them.
| Smoke Bomb Type | Bug Catching Level | Crafting Materials |
| Standard Smoke Bomb | Starter/No Bug Catching Level is required. | 1x Clay 1x Sundrop Lily |
| Sneaky Smoke Bomb | 2 | 1x Clay 1x Sundrop Lily 1x Chapaa Fur |
| Sticky Smoke Bomb | 4 | 1x Clay 2x Fabric 1x Sweet Leaf |
| Supreme Smoke Bomb | 9 | 1x Clay 1x Pearl 1x Silk |
Where To Find All Bugs in Palia
You can find bugs in both Kilima Village and Bahari Bay. Different Bugs can be found at different times in each region. So if you are looking to catch a particular bug follow the occurrence time in that region below.
Some of the bugs are common in both the regions while some of them only find in their particular region.
