Monarch Butterfly

[Anne Kilmer]

Maybe chill the bug down some? 
It also sometimes works to trim down the other wing to match the broken
one ... if the butterfly is balanced, it can fly with remarkably little
wing. 
Anne Kilmer
south Florida

"C. Wernicke" wrote:
> 
> 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