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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Hello Katrina,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">I found these traditional style insect mailers from
<a href="https://www.masonbox.com/collections/mail-master-box/products/kraft-repair-mailing-box-11-1-8-x-8-5-8-x-2-1-2">
Mason Box</a> (InterPak). They are available in Kraft (i.e., cardboard colored) or white. I ordered several large sheets of plastazote from BioQuip just before they closed, but there are many other suppliers on the web. I made a cutting template and used it
to cut foam inserts; I used hot glue to fix them in the trays.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Craig<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">_____________________________________ <br>
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Dr. Craig M. Brabant, Curator<br>
Wisconsin Insect Research Collection (WIRC)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of Entomology<br>
University of Wisconsin-Madison<br>
1630 Linden Drive, 346 Russell Laboratories<br>
Madison, WI 53706-1598 USA<br>
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+1 (1) 608.262.0056<br>
<a href="mailto:brabant@entomology.wisc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">brabant@entomology.wisc.edu</span></a><br>
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</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of "Menard, Katrina" <katrina.menard@uconn.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, June 26, 2023 at 7:40 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>NHCOLL-L <nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Nhcoll-l] Insect Specimen Mailers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I was curious what vendor everyone has been going to for mailers to transport pinned insect specimens. Previously we would have gone through Bioquip, but like everyone else we’ve been having to find alternatives. Online I’ve seen vendors
selling the black hard-top boxes that are more like Schmit boxes, but because of the weight (particularly to return international loans), I’m apprehensive about buying them. We’re looking for lighter options.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Short of making our own, I would appreciate any suggestions you all have. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Katrina Menard<o:p></o:p></p>
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Dr. Katrina Menard (she/her)<br>
Collection Manager, Invertebrates<br>
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology<br>
University of Connecticut<br>
Unit 3043, 75 N. Eagleville Rd.<br>
Storrs, CT 06269-3043<br>
email: katrina.menard@uconn.edu<br>
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Zootaxa Section Editor: Miroidea<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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