[Nhcoll-l] Question about converting insects from riker to pin mounts

[Senge, Dana]

Hello!

We many insects in Riker mounts. I am interested in understanding if it is
possible to shift/convert these to a pin mounted system to improve space
use and, in my view, long term preservation.

I did a quick literature search and didn't see anything that helped me
understand if this has been tested/tried, or is a ridiculous idea! (I
imagine it would be difficult and one would risk loss of significant
components).

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Dana

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