Re: [IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Fungi in my Relaxing Chamber

Thymol works well for keeping mold off your insect specimens in the relaxing chamber and has been used by entomologists for this purpose for some time. It used to be sold by BioQuip, but apparently it no longer is. Welcome to the dark side. Steve Teale ************************************************** Stephen A. Teale Department of Environmental and Forest Biology College of Environmental Science and Forestry State University of New York Syracuse, NY 13210 Ph. (315) 470-6758 Fax (315) 470-6934 ************************************************** From: rg70300-forent-bounces(a)lists.iufro.org [mailto:rg70300-forent-bounces@lists.iufro.org] On Behalf Of Martin MacKenzie Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:59 PM To: rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org Subject: [IUFRO RG 7.03 FORENT] Fungi in my Relaxing Chamber Folks, As I believe, we can not separate the insects from the fungi they facilitate (or vice versa), this pathologist has gone over to the dark side and begun to study entomology. So this amateur entomologist has a question for the professional entomologists: "What volatile fungicide can I add to my relaxing chamber to prevent the growth of fungi ?" Yours, Dr. Martin MacKenzie, Forest Pathologist Southern Sierra Shared Service Area (209) 532 3671 ext 242 Stanislaus National Forest 19777 Greenley Road Sonora, CA 95370 qui docet discit