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THE original cages used by us for rearing Glossina austeni were made of deal (coniferous softwood) by the local carpenter; the wood was left untreated. A precision wood-working firm was commissioned to make similar cages in large numbers. On their advice, mahogany plywood, exterior grade, was used, and the cages surface-sprayed with a melamine resin which would seal the wood against absorption of fæces and facilitate the washing of dirty boxes.
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NASH, T., KERNAGHAN, R. Danger of Spraying Wooden Insect Cages with Melamine Resins. Nature 203, 1195 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2031195a0
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