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

Martin, In my early days in entomology we would add a little carbolic acid to the water to prevent fungal growth. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Bruce B. Hostetler Forest Health Protection Westside Forest Insect & Disease Service Center 16400 Champion Way Sandy, OR 97055 phone: 503-668-1475 fax: 503-668-1423 email: bhostetler(a)fs.fed.us *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Martin MacKenzie <mmackenzie(a)fs.fed.us> Sent by: rg70300-forent-bounces(a)lists.iufro.org 01/09/2010 11:56 Please respond to "IUFRO RG 7.03.00" <rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org> To rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org cc 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 _______________________________________________ IUFRO Mailing List To post a message to all list members, send email to: rg70300-forent(a)lists.iufro.org List info and Archive: http://www.iufro.org/science/iufro-mailing-lists/overview/