Blood, flesh and stuff!

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>Subject: RE: Blood, flesh and stuff!
>From: Leptraps at aol.com
>Date: Sun, 10 October 1999 01:29 PM EDT
As with Mr. Durden's recipe I warn anyone trying these formula that you do
place your health at risk. I will say no more regarding this, If you don't
believe it check with public health people.

S.
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>Many species of butterflies and even some moths will feed on the liquids, 
>including blood from fresh road kills. My father-in-law was a farmer, when 
>visiting him early in the fall some twenty years ago, he slaughtered a hog. 
>The pigs blood was soaked the ground and Polygonia comma and Polygonia 
>interogationis visited the blood, just like a mud puddle club.
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>I know a little bit about bait and bait traps. If you want Nymphlids, 
>especially Polygonia and Nymphalis, take a small snake and or toads/frogs, 
>mince them in a blender (I suggest you use a blender other than your 
>families), add a small amount of table salt or rock salt, place in contain 
>and into trap. For best results, keep moist. As the bait ages like fine wine,
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>it works even better. The smell may be unpleasant, but it will work. I used 
>this bait numerous times when I lived in the mountains of western Virginia 
>and trapped Polygonia progne, Polygonia faunus smythi, Polygonia comma,
>Polygo
>nia interogantionis, Nymphalis antiopa, Speryeria atlantis, and Feniseca 
>tarquinius in great numbers.
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>Another tasty bait is beef liver and frogs. Again, mince in a blender with 
>some salt. Add a small amount of water, seal in an airtight container and let
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>age in the sun for a day or two (MMM-yum). Once opened this tasty bait will 
>attract the above and then some.
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>Turtles can also be used, especially box turtles. Cot or poke several holes 
>in a dead turtles shell, add a pinch of salt and age in the sun. When you 
>can't stand the smell, it is ready for the trap.
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>All of this baits will also attracted hoards of flies. If the flies remain in
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>the trap, their constant movement will remove the majority of the scales from
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>the wings any Lepidoptera in the trap. To provide an escape, cut a two inch 
>hole in the top of the trap and sew in a piece of 1/4 inch grit galvanized 
>screen. The majority of the flies will escape through the screen. If you want
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>the small moths, forget the screen and check the traps several times during 
>the day to remove the flies.
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>Water and salt help to slow the decaying process and increase liquids from 
>the rotting flesh. It will also prevent fly maggots. I assume that phosphates
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>and proteins are abundant in these liquids.
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>Ready for lunch!
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>Leroy C. Koehn
>Lake Worth, FL
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