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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/3/15 4:20 PM, Elizabeth Wommack
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<div>For pest control, we freeze specimens and boxes in a -80
freezer. My question is will the insect specimens be fine if
they go through the freezing process that I would normally put
mammal and bird skins through? I generally freeze material for
4-5 days in the -80.</div>
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Absolutely fine. In fact, for dermestid control, we freeze for
several days, allow to thaw, and then re-freeze, just to be safe.
However, if you do this, monitor the case when allowing the thaw;
you need to avoid moisture buildup inside the case, which may mean
keeping the case sealed if the ambient humidity is high. For smaller
containers like Schmitt boxes, we sometimes use freezer ziplocs.<br>
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Hope this helps,<br>
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Doug Yanega Dept. of Entomology Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314 skype: dyanega
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