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A Short Method for Making Balsam Mounts of Aphids and Scale Insects

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. R. Richards
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa

Abstract

An abbreviated method for making balsam mounts is described. It uses the known rapid-clearing properties of phenolic solutions and eliminates the necessity of dehydration in various strengths of alcohol.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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