bug control in collections.

[Pierre Zagatti]

Mark Walker wrote:
>
> I don't know how different my freezer temperature is from the temperature
> outside, but it has worked very effectively to eliminate pests which have
> already found there way into my specimens (live or dead).  I have managed to
> revive Leps which have been frozen for less than 48 hours, but never longer.
I
> know they survive outside or just below the surface for much longer than
that,
> but not in my freezer.  So I suspect that this procedure is pretty effective.
>


What about the condensation of water inside the drawer ?
Would it be sufficient to relax the specimens in collection ?
(or at least raise slightly the butterfly wings).




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