Hi all, I am reaching out for some help in finding a termite-exclusion mesh for a nematode dispersal study.
I am helping out with a project in Kruger National Park, South Africa, looking at the impact of coprophagous invertebrates on nematode dispersal in a savannah ecosystem. We're essentially setting up an experimental study comparing nematode dispersal from a sample of buffalo dung when exposed to different invertebrates in a natural ecosystem. One experiment requires total exclusion of termites and large invertebrates (but the material must still be permeable to allow for natural nematode dispersal), so we are looking for some kind of flexible metallic mesh impermeable to termites, with a gap area that *must be* less than 0.33mm. Most standard insect-barrier screens are much larger, and would allow the smallest, if not most, of the termites through. We've experimented with layers of fine nylon mesh and standard insect screen, but they pass through the screen and eat right through the mesh! If anyone knows of a material available to order in the United States (or South Africa), preferably allowing for small-sized orders, we would much appreciate it! Thank you, Juliana Masseloux
