TC B52 Follies . . .

[BigBella]

Here was an interesting find from this morning -- the presence of live aphids in a six-week old culture. The section of flower-stalk that had been put into media was about 3 cm long, a single strand; and the bud was then as tight as a drum. To add insult to injury, the stalk -- from plants grown outside -- was rinsed for five minutes in dionized water; given a 45 second dip in 91% isopropyl alcohol; a rinse in 2% hydrogen peroxide; a second rinse in sterile water; and was soaked for four hours in an 8% PPM (a potent biocide) solution to boot . . .

 

[carnivoure12]

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To give a more grounded answer, could it be that some eggs were caught or burries in tissues where the treatments didn't reach? Or maybe your hands had some eggs on them, I really have no ideahow that happened!

 

[amphirion]

that's like....umpossible. aphids survived the sterilizing process?
super bug aphids....i think its autoclave time....

on another note, thanks for sharing these failure pics and shattering my perception of you being a cp god that can never fail.....what am i supposed to do now

 

[BigBella]

that's like....umpossible. aphids survived the sterilizing process?
super bug aphids....i think its autoclave time....

on another note, thanks for sharing these failure pics and shattering my perception of you being a cp god that can never fail.....what am i supposed to do now

Heh, heh, Jon; well, I 'll simply have to add it to my annual, standard 1.87% TC contamination rate; though I have NEVER seen this one before.

Sounds like the basis for a horror movie; and does anything rhyme with autoclave?

 

[Heli]

wow thats scary I cant imagine how they survived.

 

[Peatmoss]

You should weaponize those, I am sure you would make a very good military asset.

 

[Thagirion]

Wow that's really wrong.