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 Relaxing Fluid
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| Darwyn Sumner |
Posted on 13-05-2020 06:29
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 147 Joined: 19.02.05 |
This is one just for the record. Formula provided by Ray Wooff who headed up Tsetse fly control in Uganda (and collected Tabanids) so I'm guessing it kept pests away when working in hot climes. Water 93cc Ethyl Alcohol 5cc Phenol 2g Pour into sand in the bottom of a jar and leave specimens for 2 days. I have noted that specimens in collections treated this way are avoided by pests. Academic if you don't have access to phenol which I have a jar of and is frankly the most horrific substance I've ever had to handle. It breaks up into tiny airborne spicules which react with exposed skin and burns. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 13-05-2020 14:41
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
If you know better, you keep away from the stuff (https://hmdb.ca/s...1358895259)...
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Ilia Ogol |
Posted on 30-03-2022 18:49
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Member Location: Donetsk Posts: 5 Joined: 29.03.22 |
The phenol just needs to be dissolved in water (you can use gloves and an aspirator). The solution is quite safe (if you do not drink). By the way, this is a component of gouache paint - artists do not complain about toxicity. |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 16-11-2022 21:59
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
I just checked my relaxing container; wet with no fungus. I used processed Sphagnum moss, a soil additive (peat moss). It has been wet for 48 years ! |
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