Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Collecting diptera

Posted by Kahis on 12-06-2006 16:17
#5

:D:D:D Well spotted!

I usually collect flies into small test tubes in the field, keep them alive in a cooled box during the day and use ethyl acetate to kill them when I have time to pin them. I bought the poison by the litre from a pharmacy when it was legal to do so.

I keep mine 'hidden in full view' in a small bottle originally used for liquid mosquito repellent. No trouble flying with it to date. Considering my style (or lack thereof) having mosquito repellent is less suspicious than nail polish remover;)