I might buy one of those dehydrators, as I've only noticed today that my voucher specimen of
Panus conchatus has tiny black live beetles trapped in the bag and have turned half the samples into dust.
I immediately put the bag in the freezer to kill them but the damage was done.
Shame, as I was preparing to send this and other samples off to Kew in a box, and this particular specimen was the first find in Norfolk for over 80 years.
Does anybody know if these dehydrating devises kill off the bugs ?
The temperature should be a bit more than that in my airing cupboard (I only turn on the hot water heater from 5 - 7am each day)
If I do purchase a dehydrator, I can show off my new toy at the BMS 5 day foray when they come to Leiston Abbey, 5 mins up the road next year - they always bring a dryer which tends to become over-full, so I might earn some brownie points.
Neil.
