Insect Pins

[Robin Leech]

I think it is the nature of the organism, not the pin.
Scarabs, histerids and other that occupy themselves
with carrion and fecal material are the ones I note
most with the verdigris.
Robin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Yanega" <dyanega at POP.UCR.EDU>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Insect Pins


> Robin Leech wrote:
>
> >Sometimes a verdigris forms with stainless pins.  I have never seen it
with
> >the
> >enameled, black pins.
>
> I'd *really* like to know what causes this, and whether it's true for
> modern-era stainless pins, and not just those pre-1960. I've seen
> serious cases where the pin corrodes right through, and I can't
> imagine why we'd want to use a pin that will fall apart in less than
> 100 years.
>
> Peace,
> --
>
> Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
> Univ. of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521
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