NANFA-- Re: silversides

Duncan Mahoney (dmahoney_at_usc.edu)
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:01:44 -0700

Rob Denkhaus wrote:
<I have had individuals expire within 10 minutes of being in the bucket no
matter
how carefully they were handled in the net.>

I'm sure you've probably thought of this but just in case..., have you
tried a different bucket? Perhaps the bucket or some other piece of your
collecting gear is contaminated with something silversides are particularly
sensitive to.

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