Monarch Butterfly

[C. Wernicke]

On 24 Oct 1999 21:30:26 GMT, semjase at aol.com (Semjase) wrote:
>If parts of the wing are available repair can be made with superglue, model
>airplane cement or nail polish. The problem is holding the butterfly still
>enough to do the repair as it takes practice.

interesting... would it be possible to safely anaesthetize the insect
to perform this?  certainly ether would be a dicey option, but what
about such commercial preparations as Fly Nap?  i have used it in
genetics lab for drosophila and it works very well.

just a thought.

cheers,
carl