<div dir="ltr"><div>We've got a number of SEM stubs of gold coated insect specimens that we'd like to incorporate into the main insect collection. I'm wondering how others curate such specimens and looking for any wisdom on what not to do.<br>
<br>We'd also like to attach unique numbers to the stubs. We have adhesive barcodes that can be attached to the bottoms but the stubs are currently in a plastic box and each fits tightly into a holder inside the box. Attaching these barcodes to the bottom will make them invisible unless the stub is removed and that risks damaging the specimen on the top of the stub.<br>
<br></div><div>Thanks!<br></div>-Derek<br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><br><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><font size="1"><br>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects<br>Associate Professor of Entomology<br>
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