what are poisons for traps?

[A.P.K.Torry]

At 02:48 14/04/99 +0100, Barrie Harwood wrote:
>Poison in moth traps !!!!!
>
>Good grief - is this the dark ages? I cannot believe that there are still
>entomologists out there who feel they have to kill every insect to study it.
>
>Why on earth is it necessary to put 'poison' in a moth trap. Surely it right
>and proper to screen the trap for those species you really want and
>releasing the others under cover of darkness rather than commiting
wholesale slaughter.
>
>Am I the only person to beleive this to be the right approach?
>

No Barrie you are not the only person, it is a very outdated and incredibly
wasteful activity. A well made and positioned 'trap' will nearly always
keep its 'attractees' nice and cosy til morning.

Andrew

PS It is just as despicable to feed the local bird population with the
contents of the trap, much better to release the insects after dark or near
shrubbage.