Hey, Mark K! Just gained access to the computer after 3 days and the weekend, and I'm going through 212 more e-mails after this one...
My preservative for 'bugs' is as follows: 7 parts Grain Alcohol (aka 200-proof Ethyl Alcohol) 1 part Glycerol/ Glycerin 2 parts water (I use deionized, but you don't have to) For fragile bugs (duns and spinners, among others), I up the glycerol to 2 parts and decrease the water to 1 part, per 10 total parts. It doesn't preserve any better, but raises the viscosity and prevents sloshing in the bottle. Hope that is better... leave it to a biologist (me) to be confusing with how to mix up a solution... I have also been known to use Rocal, DEPC, and Dimethylsulfoxide when working for the PA Dept. of Envir. Protection, but I don't recomend it unless you have a reason to do it that way. More confusing lingo... sorry about that. Just do as above and you should be golden. Thanks and tight wraps, Pete -- Mark Klemick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Pete - I'm not sure about the "70%". Are you making a 9-to-1 mix of ethyl and glycerol where the ethyl is called "70%"? The numbers you've quoted don't appear to add to 100. Thanks for the advice - Mark ___________________________________________________________________ Speed up your surfing with Juno SpeedBand. Now includes pop-up blocker! Only $14.95/month -visit http://www.juno.com/surf to sign up today!
