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Post by bumcrumb on Sept 10, 2021 23:08:25 GMT
Evening all
I've read your supposed to quarantine any newly purchased specimens by keeping in the freezer for a few days to kill pests but what if you can't do that? Is there other methods I can use?
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 10, 2021 23:22:18 GMT
Put in Tupperware with a mothball for a couple weeks.
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Post by bumcrumb on Sept 10, 2021 23:36:36 GMT
Put in Tupperware with a mothball for a couple weeks. Thanks, is that all? Is it as effective as the freezer method? 👍 |
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 11, 2021 8:27:52 GMT
Is it as effective as the freezer method? Definitely not. Mothballs will not kill anything already in the specimens, particularly eggs of pests. Freezing really is the best option. Adam. |
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Post by bumcrumb on Sept 11, 2021 9:47:49 GMT
Is it as effective as the freezer method? Definitely not. Mothballs will not kill anything already in the specimens, particularly eggs of pests. Freezing really is the best option. Adam. Is this the only way? I wonder if there's any table top small freezers you can buy... |
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Post by wollastoni on Sept 13, 2021 8:04:19 GMT
Freezing is the best option. This said, I am sure 50% of insect collectors don't do it, so don't stress too much. And you will invest in a freezer one day.
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Post by bumcrumb on Sept 13, 2021 11:51:33 GMT
Freezing is the best option. This said, I am sure 50% of insect collectors don't do it, so don't stress too much. And you will invest in a freezer one day. Thanks for your help these last few posts really good of you. I begged my wife for a small space in the freezer, we decided on throwing the chicken nuggets to make space 🤣 |
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 14, 2021 12:05:36 GMT
When I get specimens from others they go in a Tupperware with mothballs for a couple weeks. I only freeze them if I see signs of infestation.
I have the “benefit” of being able to rotate my Cornell drawers through the sub-zero garage December through early March.
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