STORAGE BOXES AND PRESERVATION

For permanent use, you will want to have a wooden box with a lid which fit down tightly over a rounded flange, making a pest-proof seal. The pinning bottom can be made of composition "wall board" or balsa wood, but neither is as satisfactory as entomological cork (which can be obtained quite reasonably from dealers). If you are handy with tools, satisfactory boxes are no problem to build. If not, they can be obtained from dealers. (See links page for dealer information.)

To protect your specimens from dermestid beetles and other pests, you should always keep flake naphthalene (moth balls) in the box. Secure the moth balls from rolling by squeezing them in the corner with two or three needles.

Douglas, from Cuba, shows us a part of his collection.