Tragedy has struck!

I opened the door to the growth chamber and was greeted by a tragic sight- it was virtually a graveyard. Apparently the entire growth chamber is broken and defunct; setting the temperature and humidity levels is superficial. While the gauge on the outside of the machine may read 27C with 75% humidity, the readings I took by placing a gauge within the machine gave me 24C with 33% humidity. Quite a difference. This is quite sad and a pretty big disappointment. With only (at most) 1/3 of our medium-sized larvae having survived the inferno, we will most definitely have to order another shipment of the little guys. The next step is to locate a better location for the larvae to mature, as I am unwilling to chance using the growth chamber again. Dr. A and I discussed potentially using the greenhouses at UBC. We will contact the greenhouse keeper, visit them and take our own gauge measurements to ensure the conditions are optimal for our BSF larvae to mature. Today has been a sad sad day.