Fungi in my Relaxing Chamber

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Martin MacKenzie

9 Jan 2010 9 Jan '10

4:59 a.m.

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

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Stephen A. Teale

11 Jan 11 Jan

2:01 p.m.

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

Bruce Hostetler

3:03 p.m.

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/

David Lonsdale

3:51 p.m.

Dear Martin, As you know, I'm only a pathologist with an amateur interest in insects, and so I'm not qualified to comment on whether insect specimens might be harmed by volatile sterilants. I have, however, occasionally used propylene oxide as a volatile sterilant for plant material. Perhaps a professional entomologist could say whether this would spoil insect specimens. Also, the current health and safety requirements would need to be checked. I always did the sterilisation in a fume cupboard (extraction hood). Best wishes, David Lonsdale -----Original Message----- From: rg70300-forent-bounces(a)lists.iufro.org [mailto:rg70300-forent-bounces@lists.iufro.org]On Behalf Of Martin MacKenzie Sent: 09 January 2010 04:59 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

Tim Haley

8:34 p.m.

Here's one you'll probably not get from anyone else: This may sound odd, but my father-in-law used to store the raw wheat he'd use to make bread at home, in barrels in his shed/garage. The barrels were plastic lined and had air tight seals. He would fill each barrel with wheat then add dry ice - enough such that the carbon dioxide would replace all the oxygen. He'd test the level of gas by lowering a lit match into the barrel and when it went out, that's were the CO2 level was. As long as the wheat was kept dry it would last forever. He'd extract the wheat by gently spooning it out and letting the CO2 flow back into the barrel. If you have a lab with access to a CO2 tank you could use that. I don't know of any fungi that will survive in a non-oxygenated environment. I tried it while at Colorado State University and it worked beautifully. Timothy J. Haley Entomologist USDA-FS-Forest Health Protection 2500 Shreveport Hwy Pineville, LA 71360-2009 office phone: (318) 473-7282 cell phone: (318) 419-7270 FAX: (318) 473-7292 email: thaley(a)fs.fed.us

LD Merrill

12 Jan 12 Jan

4:21 a.m.

Martin - Don't leave the insects in the relaxing chamber so long. Alternatively, reduce the humidity level in the relaxing chamber by using a saturated salt solution rather than water. A saturated sodium chloride solution should produce a relative humidity, at typical indoor temperatures, of ca 75%. This will not compensate for leaving the insects in the relaxing chamber for excessive lengths of time. Laura Merrill, Ph.D. Entomologist On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Martin MacKenzie <mmackenzie(a)fs.fed.us>wrote;wrote:

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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/

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Bruce Hostetler
David Lonsdale
LD Merrill
Martin MacKenzie
Stephen A. Teale
Tim Haley