[Nhcoll-l] dermestid colony slowing down

[Nick Cairns]

Morning everyone,
We're having an issue with our dermestid colony. Despite seemingly good
temperature and humidity the colony is failing to process the modest
amounts of material we are putting in with them. They've mostly been
stripping bison mandibles for the last few months but seems to be
consistently slowing down. We've tried warming them up and subdividing them
but it's still slow.  Any advice or experience with this would be greatly
appreciated.
Best,
Nick

Non-avian curator
Royal Alberta Museum
Edmonton Alberta, Canada
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