Best scanner for morphometry

[Rosie]

Neil,

It should handled 30 wings with ease. Did you have the scanner set to transparency mode?

Rosie

[The Drone Ranger]

Morphometry ??

I'd recommend a brain scanner

[Jimbo]

Tried that, also our MRI scanner and the scanners at the Tesco self service. Nothing else worked except the Epson V100 or Epson V330. Good to see you posting again DR.

[gavin]

LOL! And at 6:22 in the morning too ....

[The Drone Ranger]

I have an Epson V500 that has a film scanner attachment for slides
Also a Film scanner made by Silverline that's really small and easy to store and use that was LIDL I think
they both work
Anybody recommend a good freezer for killing things they they just fly out after a spell in ours
Also the same is happening with the bats (they are a real challenge to morphometry)
Can anybody recommend a good glue for sticking the wings back on around 1000 bees sampled from my 20 hives
Don't know if the RSPCA recommend one or not
Beekeeping was getting boring till I discovered wing collecting

[gavin]

I love the way folk are just winging it on this thread.

Effect of pesticides on wing morphometry anyone? Must be the great overlooked factor for bee losses, don't you think?

[Jimbo]

Has Jon and Rosie not covered that in the post on finding extra bits added on or missing from some wing patterns at points 18, 0 and 3.
May as well blame pesticides for changing the vein patterns.

[The Drone Ranger]

I love the way folk are just winging it on this thread.

Effect of pesticides on wing morphometry anyone? Must be the great overlooked factor for bee losses, don't you think?

If you don't like waiting just drop the bees directly into surgical spirit --instant death and the wings are fine.
No pesticides involved just necessary cruelty
AMM to AWM (a wing missing) in no time