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There is a real opportunity for amateur microscopists to aid in the identification of moths. Most moths can be identified by colour pattern but even then there are several 'look-alikes' when other attributes are needed for a positive ID. Recently, DNA research (e.g., BOLD, (Barcode of Life Data Syst...

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I mount in Canada Balsam and Euparal. I am not sure how long it takes for CB to thoroughly harden but Euparal seems to never harden. If stored cover slip down I would be afraid that some mountant (maybe a tiny amount) would leak out and stick the slide to the base of the tray. Cover slip down would ...

I believe it best to store prepared slides flat. The standard 100-slide boxes do store the slides flat but it is impossible to read the labels unless the slide is removed. It is reasonably simple to make a tray that holds 11 slides flat such that the slide labels are easily read. Slides are 1x3" and...