Kill Bugs Fast

[John Grehan]

>Hold on.  I didn't realize this at all.  Do you mean killed by squirting
>or dipping them in ethyl acetate, or by putting them in a jar with e.a.
>fumes?  (an e.a. killing jar).

Someone else might have more expert information than I. My experience is
that fumes alone will cause this problem in moths. Mostly the problem has
been with macros. If exposure is minimal (enough just to kill) the impact seems
far less, but I don't know about the long term. I can't recall the problem for
butterflies (I will check).

I understand that the fumes in the body break down cell linings, resulting in
long term leakage. I am not aware of this problem in non-Lepidoptera.

I still use ethylacetate for killing jars (just not organized to convert to
cyanide), but for traps I use tetrachloroethane.

Sincerely, John Grehan