rotting fruit recipe?

Tue May 10 10:11:04 EDT 2005

If I remember correctly, Leroy also would grind up the snakes in his kitchen...Story goes that his wife threw out the snakes and the grinder...I have relayed this little story to my own Assistant...who has never found it to be very funny...

Why not, I've asked myself? It sure is to me...

Alex

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Stanley A. Gorodenski [SMTP:stan_gorodenski at asualumni.org]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 10, 2005 11:01 AM
> To:	Trish Meyer
> Cc:	Grkovich, Alex; Leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> Subject:	Re:  rotting fruit recipe?
> 
> Trish,
> In 1999 Leroy C. Koehn posted these formulas in Leps-L. I do not know if 
> any of the formulas were tongue in cheek, but he does single out Morning 
> Cloaks as one of the species one of the formulas attracts:
> 
> RE: Blood, flesh and stuff!
> 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 pig's blood soaked the ground and Polygonia comma 
> and Polygonia interogationis visited the blood, just like a mud puddle club.
> 
> I know a little bit about bait and bait traps. If you want Nymphalids, 
> 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 container and into trap. For best results, keep moist. As the 
> bait ages like fine wine, 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, Polygonia interogantionis, 
> Nymphalis antiopa, Speyeria atalanta, and Feniseca targuinius in great 
> numbers.
> 
> 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 age in the sun for a day or two (MMM-yum). Once opened 
> this tasty bait will attract the above and then some.
> 
> Turtles can also be used, especially box turtles. Cot or poke several 
> holes in a dead turtle's shell, add a pinch of salt and age in the sun. 
> When you can't stand the smell, it is ready for the trap.
> 
> All of these baits will also attract hoards of flies. If the flies 
> remain in the trap, their constant movement will remove the majority of 
> the scales from the wings of 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 
> throught the screen. If you want the small moths, forget the screen and 
> check the traps several times during the day to remove the flies.
> 
> 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 and proteins are abundant in these liquids.
> 
> Ready for lunch!
> 
> Leroy C. Koehn
> Lake Worth, FL
> 
> 
> 
> Grkovich, Alex wrote:
> 
> >Trish,
> >
> >This is an excellent bait...rotting watermelons and bananas are good, too...
> >
> >One last thing that makes the bait even better: Pee into it...
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >  
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> >>From:	SoWestLep at yahoogroups.com [SMTP:SoWestLep at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Trish Meyer
> >>Sent:	Monday, May 09, 2005 4:05 PM
> >>To:	SoWestLep at yahoogroups.com
> >>Subject:	[SoWestLep] rotting fruit recipe?
> >>
> >>I've had a few mourning cloaks (males I think) patrolling in the 
> >>garden the past few weeks, and I read that they like "rotting fruit."
> >>
> >>Does anyone know which fruit is favored?
> >>
> >>I googled for "recipes" attracts rotting fruit fans, and found this:
> >>
> >>http://journals.aol.com/punky5678/AnAppleADay/entries/622
> >>
> >>Does anyone have any other favorite recipes or links?
> >>
> >>And after you make this goop, do you keep it in the fridge or let it 
> >>keep fermenting at room temperature?
> >>
> >>thanks in advance,
> >>Trish
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