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by lperepol
Wed Dec 19, 2018 5:58 pm
Forum: My microscope
Topic: My setup.
Replies: 3
Views: 4977

Re: My setup.

Seems to work well. It does mess up at times. If the light changes from bright to dark or vice versa the camera appears to stop working. It gives a white screen. Closing then reopening the iris on the microscope brings back the image. I cannot seem to post videos to this site or cannot figure out ho...
by lperepol
Wed Dec 19, 2018 4:47 am
Forum: My microscope
Topic: My setup.
Replies: 3
Views: 4977

My setup.

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by lperepol
Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:02 pm
Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
Topic: About Nematodes
Replies: 9
Views: 6769

Re: About Nematodes

Thank you for the links especially https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/search?SearchTerm=the+microtomist%27s+vade+mecum&tinc=P&lname=&yr=&subj=&lang=&col=&txt=&txinc=A&SearchCat=T&stype=C&return=ADV#/titles . Will read the volumes!!! I was also successful floating nematodes up with a 20% Blackstrap ...
by lperepol
Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:12 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Pond Nematode, Southern Central British Columbia (Kootenay Area) Sampled Dec 17, 2018
Replies: 4
Views: 2541

Re: Pond Nematode, Southern Central British Columbia (Kootenay Area) Sampled Dec 17, 2018

>> Do you stun them in any way or patiently wait them out? I was capturing pictures taking snapshots. When they die their mouths do not open and I cannot get good headshots. I tried iodine on them. They show up nice, dead and red. When they die with or without die, detail is lost. Perhaps a video ma...
by lperepol
Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:02 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: Hi from Southern Central British Columbia Canada Interest in Soil and Garden Maladies
Replies: 2
Views: 3203

Re: Hi from Southern Central British Columbia Canada Interest in Soil Health

apochronaut
>> Coast or interior?
Southern Interior, close to US border, Kootenay Area, city nearby Castlegar.
49°23'55.8"N 117°32'53.3"W
49.398844, -117.548148

>>Do you have a microscope right now?
Yes, a compound and stereo.
by lperepol
Tue Dec 18, 2018 9:12 am
Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
Topic: About Nematodes
Replies: 9
Views: 6769

Re: About Nematodes

I love those older classics desertrat, thank you for the links!!!
by lperepol
Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:57 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Pond Nematode, Southern Central British Columbia (Kootenay Area) Sampled Dec 17, 2018
Replies: 4
Views: 2541

Pond Nematode, Southern Central British Columbia (Kootenay Area) Sampled Dec 17, 2018

Quiet a few choices to choose from (https://nematode.unl.edu/Nema-comparisons.htm) for an ID.
Removed attachments to conserve space -- files were very large.
I'll see if I can post pictures through google photos.
by lperepol
Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:16 pm
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: Hi from Southern Central British Columbia Canada Interest in Soil and Garden Maladies
Replies: 2
Views: 3203

Hi from Southern Central British Columbia Canada Interest in Soil and Garden Maladies

Interested in all things gardening, using a microscope identification to identify organisms living in and of soil, plants and environment.
by lperepol
Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:18 pm
Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
Topic: About Nematodes
Replies: 9
Views: 6769

About Nematodes

What would be a good procedure to preserve a nematode under a permanent slide? Stain to use, suspension liquid, slide sealer .... Links to articles or comments appreciated. And an aside question can nematodes categorized using a microscope? Or better to record behaviour live with video? Found a good...