I use a dino lite 99.9% of the time. If it is a super and I mean super tiny critter I use the big boy microscope in the objects lab. May be able to find a gently used on on ebay if admins will let you get one that way. Mine is the "premier" model that runs 399.00 US new. JTV
Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Conservation Dept. Integrated Pest Management Office 757-220-7080 Cell 757-634-1175 E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org ________________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Eliza Spaulding <elizaspauld...@worcesterart.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 12:10 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: [PestList] Microscope [CAUTION: This message originated from outside the Foundation. Do not click links, open attachments or take action unless you know the contents are safe] Hello, I am looking for an inexpensive tabletop or handheld or smartphone microscope for a colleague to identify pests. Do folks have any models they like? If so, I would be so grateful to know of them. Many thanks! Warmly, Eliza Eliza Spaulding Paper Conservator WORCESTER ART MUSEUM / worcesterart.org<http://www.worcesterart.org/> fifty-five salisbury street / worcester, massachusetts 01609 direct 508.793.4420 / general 508.799.4406 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/9f82d888a4bd4fe3bdc7affded23f8de%40worcesterart.org<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/9f82d888a4bd4fe3bdc7affded23f8de%40worcesterart.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR20MB31204A224DFE8E6C0F7FACACDCF79%40MN2PR20MB3120.namprd20.prod.outlook.com.