Jheng Ong I actually just assembled and used my kill jar this weekend. I used ethyl acitate based nail polish remover and it worked just fine, so I would think that using acetone based remover would also work well. Or if you want to go for ethyl acitate, then just find an acetone free remover.
Sebastian Demarchi I would leave it in the jar for an hour at least. An hour and a half to be safe. If you’re going to use a spreading board if it’s a butterfly, don’t worry about it stiffening too soon. It can be in the jar for three hours without it stiffening up.
When I studied entymology in college, we used potassium cyanide added to the liquid plaster of paris. Why is it not used now as it works great, even on coleoptera which are hard to kill. I can't find it in any reasonable quantities so if anyone knows of a supplier that would be appreciated.
Could you use ethyl acitate to substitute acetone? The BioQuip book on How TO Make An Incect Collectiion says that’s what to use.
Can i use acetone based(i mean acetone as its main ingredient not acetone itself) nail polish remover? Thanks.
Jheng Ong I actually just assembled and used my kill jar this weekend. I used ethyl acitate based nail polish remover and it worked just fine, so I would think that using acetone based remover would also work well. Or if you want to go for ethyl acitate, then just find an acetone free remover.
Sebastian Demarchi I would leave it in the jar for an hour at least. An hour and a half to be safe. If you’re going to use a spreading board if it’s a butterfly, don’t worry about it stiffening too soon. It can be in the jar for three hours without it stiffening up.
how long does each charge of ethyl acetate last?, can I use the same charge many times?
When I studied entymology in college, we used potassium cyanide added to the liquid plaster of paris. Why is it not used now as it works great, even on coleoptera which are hard to kill. I can't find it in any reasonable quantities so if anyone knows of a supplier that would be appreciated.
Would like to find the supplier too
Gasoline works very well too
and lighter fluid
The acetone is not wanting to soak in
You probably added too much