[NHCOLL-L:1706] Re: tick rehydration

[colin favret]

I put alcoholic insect specimens in a relaxing jar for a week or so 
and then pop them back into alcohol. If you don't know, a relaxing 
jar is a jar with wet sand (or standing water) at the bottom, and 
some kind of structure, a grill, for example, to keep the specimens 
out of direct contact with the moisture. The humidity in the jar 
relaxes and rehydrates the specimen. I mix a little phenol into the 
water to prevent mold growth. Good luck, colin


At 8:48 AM -0400 9/18/02, Timothy J. Tomon wrote:
>We have a large number of ticks that were being stored in alcohol. 
>Unfortunately, the alcohol has evaporated in many of the vials and I 
>am looking for advice on the best way to rehydrate these specimens.
>
>Thank you,
>Tim


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