airtight storage how?

[Anne Kilmer]

Kenelm Philip wrote:
> 
>         Guy Van de Poel said:
> 
> > I wonder why nobody opposes killing those very useful (they clean up the
> > mess in nature) creatures ... :-)
> 
> Oddly enough, a year or so ago I reported on some experiments I carried out
> with dermestid larvae and PDB--and someone posted a response accusing me of
> cruelty to animals. So at least one person out there does object to killing
> dermestids, at least by 'inhumane' methods.
> 
>         On the other hand, I don't know any entomological collection
> managers who encourage these critters to feed on specimens...  :-)
> 
>                                                         Ken Philip
> fnkwp at uaf.edu

Poor little things. It's a bug eat bug world out there.
I think they're sometimes used to clean skeletons. Fire ants also do  a
fine job on that, but getting the skeleton back is a trick. 
Mercy even for dermestids? Radical.
anne Kilmer
south Florida