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Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Active search and collection equipment and techniques

A rapid flotation-sieving technique for extracting nematodes from soil

By D. W. Byrd, Jr, C. J. Nusbaum, and K. R. Barker
Plant Disease Reporter, Vol. 50: 954-956, 1966

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 4 December, 2016 - 6:29pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Active search and collection equipment and techniques

Efficiency of extraction of nematodes by flotation-sieving using molasses and sugar and by elutriation

By R. Rodriguez-Kabana and Peggy S. King
Journal of Nematology, Volume 7, No. 1, 1975

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 3 December, 2016 - 8:02pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Mounting & Preservation of Specimens

1.6.3 Preparation, Mounting and Descriptive Study of Eriophyoid Mites

By J. W. Amrine, Jr. and D. c. M. Manson
Elsevier Science, 1996

J. W. Amrine, Jr. and D. c. M. Manson, "1.6.3 Preparation, Mounting and Descriptive Study of Eriophyoid Mites" in E.E. Lindquist, M.W. Sabelis and J. Bruin (Editors), Euriophyoid Mites - Their Biology, Natural Enemies and Control, Elsevier Science, 1996

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 21 May, 2019 - 10:14pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Mounting & Preservation of Specimens

Cleaning and preparing adult beetles (Coleoptera) for light and scanning electron microscopy

By J. du G. Harrison
African Entomology Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 395–401, 2012

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 4 July, 2017 - 9:45am

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Mounting & Preservation of Specimens

Recommendations on the use of alcohols for preservation of ant specimens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

By J.R. King and S.D. Porter
Insectes Sociaux, Vol. 51, Issue 2, pp. 197-202, 2004

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 13 September, 2015 - 5:50pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Mounting & Preservation of Specimens

Preservation of spiders for the cabinet

By F. Plateau
Scientific American Supplement Vol. 28, No. 717, 11461-11461, 28 September, 1889

F. Plateau, Preservation of spiders for the cabinet, Scientific American Supplement 28(717), 11461-11461 (28 September 1889).

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 10 March, 2015 - 10:02pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Mounting & Preservation of Specimens

Hexamethyldisilazane - a chemical alternative for drying insects

By J. Heraty and D. Hawks
Entomological News Vol 109 No. 5: 369-374, 1998

J. Heraty and D. Hawks, Hexamethyldisilazane - a chemical alternative for drying insects, Entomological News 109(5): 369-374, 1998.

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See HMDS (hexamethyldisilizane) Protocol link for more information.

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 6 March, 2015 - 10:35pm

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Equipment, set-ups and techniques » Set-ups for Photography

A Scalable and Modular Dome Illumination System for Scientific Microphotography on a Budget

By Kawada R, Buffington ML
PLoS ONE 11(5): e0153426, 2016

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Contributed by Steve Scholnick on 14 February, 2022 - 12:00am

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