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

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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

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From: rg70300-forent-bounces@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@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