The realization hit Jason like a bolt of lightning, and he sprang to his feet.
He shouted into his communicator, "Liquid nitrogen! Everyone, check your vehicle stores for liquid nitrogen! Dry ice, regular ice, anything that drops the temperature. These bugs are repelled by the cold!"
"We've got it!" several quick-thinking crew members shouted, dragging out pressurized liquid nitrogen canisters from a storage compartment. "There's also a ton of ice in the mess hall freezers!"
A voice cracked over the radio from one of the other transports. "Will a CO2 fire extinguisher work?"
"Yes! Anything sub-zero!" Jason fired back instantly.
Liquid nitrogen and dry ice were standard laboratory materials, often used for rapid food preservation or chemical fire suppression, meaning the convoy had a modest supply.
Two minutes later, Jason took a quick inventory and felt a sinking in his gut.
Is this really all we have?
