Post by Crake on Jul 27, 2021 19:38:38 GMT -8
Hi everyone.
I'm going out on a hiking/camping trip into the Sierra mountain range (CA) in a few days and am planning on netting a few leps along the way. I'll be packing the bare minimum of supplies, but there is one issue that's causing me some concern—I only have airtight containers to store specimens in. Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but I fear that by bringing a ventilated container with me to the backcountry I'm risking potential specimens being attacked by detritivorous insects, or, conversely, that leaving fresh specimens in airtight containers for long periods will cause mold growth. I've been considering this for a while now and I haven't come up with much.
Obviously, there's some sort of solution. A sort of intermediate between extremes, maybe desiccant packs? I assume this is something many members here have done before, so I hope for your advice.
Thanks in advance!
I'm going out on a hiking/camping trip into the Sierra mountain range (CA) in a few days and am planning on netting a few leps along the way. I'll be packing the bare minimum of supplies, but there is one issue that's causing me some concern—I only have airtight containers to store specimens in. Perhaps I'm being paranoid, but I fear that by bringing a ventilated container with me to the backcountry I'm risking potential specimens being attacked by detritivorous insects, or, conversely, that leaving fresh specimens in airtight containers for long periods will cause mold growth. I've been considering this for a while now and I haven't come up with much.
Obviously, there's some sort of solution. A sort of intermediate between extremes, maybe desiccant packs? I assume this is something many members here have done before, so I hope for your advice.
Thanks in advance!
