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VAPOUR DEGREASING. A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR DEGREASING AND CLEANING ENTOMOLOGICAL SPECIMENS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. B. McKillop  and
W. B. Preston
W. B. McKillop
Affiliation:
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0N2
W. B. Preston
Affiliation:
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0N2
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Abstract

Vapour degreasing and cleaning of entomological specimens proved to be a viable alternative to standard methods. Defined change in colour upon degreasing clearly portrayed the effectiveness of this new technique.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 113 , Issue 3 , March 1981 , pp. 251 - 253
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1981

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