Mold on beetles

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In such cases, concentrated vinegar helped me-I soaked the collections directly on the layers with a swab and soaked them in soapy water a day later and washed them with a brush and a syringe jet. After that-either pricked, or put on a new dry mattress. There were no relapses.

I apologize - my previous post, I answered from another computer.

I believe that there will be nothing terrible from such beetles if the collection is stored in normal humidity conditions, but if the humidity is increased (in a city apartment the case is fantastic), the beetles will become moldy regardless of whether they were moldy before. In principle, moldy specimens can be treated with alcohol and gently cleaned with a brush in order to improve the appearance, and not at all the safety of the surrounding material

There will be no relapses, the collections become moldy only when they are wet, if the insects have dried up, the mold does not develop further and further development of the fungus is possible only if the insects are soaked. Therefore, it is necessary to especially carefully and quickly soak moldy collections, for example, with vodka or diluted alcohol. And they will get wet quickly and the mold will rot. If this option is not possible (for technical or psychological reasons ), you can add a little carbolic acid (phenol solution) to the soaked charges, this is a good fungicide (although it is harmful to health).

Tomas. Adzkee: And I have a pair of Oxymirus cursor from Hoverla gone bad(
The mattresses are moldy in the Carpathians, it rained for a week... Brought - dried. Then soak, mount... I took a brush, and this mold, along with the antennae and paws, was photographed)

I have repeatedly encountered moldy collections in the field during periods of prolonged rains and in regions with high humidity (Primorye, Adjara, etc.). A similar picture is observed in the humid tropical zone. I got rid of the problem by laying mattresses with bags of silica gel and crushing cotton wool with a small amount of powdered phenol (a few crystals per layer) or thymol. If the mold on the beetles is still formed, then first I slightly soak them in alcohol (or vodka) or just on the mattress I soak them with a brush dipped in the same popular reagents (you can add a small amount of vinegar, but carefully with unstable color pigments) and after 10-15 minutes I remove this scourge. To reduce the risk of breakage, all movements of the brush from the beetle's head to the caudal, from the proximal segments of the legs and whiskers to the distal. If the film has already formed, then I cut it with a sharp blade or scalpel.

This post was edited by Aaata - 17.05.2010 08: 01

you should be more careful and take silica gel or toxic phenol with you.
In my case, I did not foresee the terrible consequences, I brought the material already overgrown with mold. After drying, of course, there is no trace of the elasticity of the joints, when you try to remove the previously soaked mold from the beetle, the segments fly off with a bang...

you should be more careful and take silica gel or toxic phenol with you.
In my case, I did not foresee the terrible consequences, I brought the material already overgrown with mold. After drying, of course, there is no trace of the elasticity of the joints, when you try to remove the previously soaked mold from the beetle, the segments fly off with a bang...

Of course, it is necessary and there is no need to go far for examples: the day before yesterday I was brought three black heifers (Pimelia angulata) from Egypt by people far from entomology. I soaked them and they fell apart for spare parts-thank God they just went bad (they got to me for a month and a half). Now PVA, and what else?

Now PVA, and what else?

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And why phenol, k-ry stale specimens ??? To protect the mattresses, maybe still crushed streptocide?

And why phenol, k-ry stale specimens ??? To protect the mattresses, maybe still crushed streptocide?

I didn't notice that I was stale, probably not enough of it. I don't know about streptocide, I haven't tried it, but they probably need to cover the beetles completely.

This post was edited by Aaata - 17.05.2010 21: 23