Trisodium phosphate is used at 0.5% concentration. There are several
rehydration solutions & methods listed on p. 15 of F.W. Stehr (ed.) Immature
Insects, vol. I. (1987). If you can't find that book give me a fax number I
will fax the page to you.

A.
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On Mon Jul 26 09:58:47 1999,
"G Thomas Watters" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I recently defrosted a large bag of snails from the beer refrigerator in
>the garage. They (the snails, not the beer) have been in there for 14 years
>and are quite freeze-dried. I placed them outside to "soften" but they are
>so desiccated that they are still mummified after a month of 90+
>temperatures and near 100% humidity. Ants, flies, chipmunks, even the
>raccoons won't touch them. I hesitate to "reconstitute" them in water as I
>fear they will turn into a putrifying mess. Has anyone any experience with
>this situation? We're talking big snails - Busycon, Strombus, etc.
>
>
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> G Thomas Watters
> Ohio Biological Survey &
> Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
> Ohio State University
> 1315 Kinnear Road
> Columbus, OH 43212 USA
> v: 614-292-6170  f: 614-292-0181
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>
>"The world is my oyster except for months with an 'R' in them" - Firesign
>Theater
>
>"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he
>has to buy a license" - GTW
>