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When the coating was firm enough, the seeds were placed between layers of paper towel and left overnight so that excess water dried from the alginate.
Several days after the death of the female, the parasitized eggs on the paper towel were counted and the mean number of parasitized eggs was calculated.
Twenty-five seeds were placed in a line on a double thickness of paper towel (400 x 185 mm) pre-moistened with 30 ml of distilled water.
Each sample was placed inside a self-sealing plastic bag, slightly inflated, containing a piece of paper towel to absorb excessive moisture.
In early tests, controls for honey consisted of crumpled paper towel containing syrupy, saturated sucrose solution.
Dishes were stacked in clear plastic bags, with a water-saturated paper towel placed at the bottom of each bag to reduce evaporative loss.
The seeds were then covered by another piece of paper towel, and pre-moistened with 10 ml of distilled water.
The seeds were germinated by wrapping them in a wet paper towel which was exposed to ethylene gas.
