Taxacom: Questions for insect collection people

[Luis Ruedas]

Sometimes, in countries where ethanol is prohibited, it may be available in
limited—but sufficient—quantities in pharmacies, as a medical supply.  I
have purchased plenty in that manner Indonesia.

On Tue, Jan 7, 2025 at 8:20 AM Mary Barkworth via Taxacom <
taxacom at lists.ku.edu> wrote:

> If ethanol is not legally available for either killing or storing insects,
> what is the best alternative? Two that have been suggested are hand
> sanitizer (70% alcohol plus other compounds) and isopropyl alcohol. Are
> there other alternatives? Any comments would be welcome. Both legal
> availability and cost will factor into the final decision but, before
> looking into those, what would be the best alternative to ethanol, assuming
> it is legally available in Somaliland, the country where we are working?
>
> Mary
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Luis A. Ruedas, Ph.D.
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Portland State University
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