Pete Dixon

Both were successful. I think I have incubation down pat now, though I can see how a few refinements of technique might lead to larger larvae yields, not that such increases are necessary if I'm only going to be using 10 larvae at a time.

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Once again, the technique is pretty simple. Just use a hermetically sealable jar with 1/4" of mineral water (not distilled, not chlorinated) and put a coffee filter in that touches the water. You can probably see the threads hanging off the filter. They are there to prevent the filter from falling into the water. The idea is the eggs in the feces (less than a tsp mooshed up with water) smeared on the inside of the filter at the top develop into larvae that climb down to the water. Close up the jar and put it away for 9–11 days, less if the weather is warm.

Three of my cheapo microscopes arrived and all were a bust. They all claimed to be 40-50X but I couldn't see much of anything, even after using the proper microscope to ensure there were larvae in the sample. I guess if I travel I'll have to load up with a big inoculation before I go.

I do have one other device coming and this one is able to throw images onto the computer screen or a cell phone. I'll give it a try but based on the previous three I'm not hopeful.