[Taxacom] use of cyfluthrin in collections

[Stuart Fullerton]

>
> good morning gentle folks
>
> do any of you "out there" - attention doug yanega ---
>
> have any experience or comments, direct to me please so as not to 
> clutter up ether, with the use of the product noted below (cyfluthrin) 
> by terry whitworth. we have used pdb for years, but the supply is 
> running out and as as we know it doe not deal with an extent  
> infestation anyway.   i would like to try using this as a mist or 
> spray on drawers and trays about to be used, and am in question as to 
> its use on a tray of specimens. i think it might be a real disaster 
> with the "itty bitty beasties" on points or that have been critical 
> point dried.
>
> comments please.  and thanks terry for your communications with shawn 
> kelly our beetle man.
>
> cheers!  rof
>
>
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> Date:    Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:32:10 EDT
> From:    Terry Whitworth <WPCTWBUG at AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: mothball alternatives
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> Personally, I don't like any of the strong smelling repellents to try to
> deter pests. It can't be great for you to inhale these products when 
> working
> with the collections and they won't kill pests. For instance, if you
> introduce a  carpet beetle infested bug into your collection it won't 
> be killed by
> repellents. I spray the interior of my boxes with a light mist of
> synthetic  pyrethroid, like cyfluthrin. This water based material is 
> odorless and
> invisible  when dry, but when kept out of UV light a single 
> application will
> deter  dermestids for many years. This product is widely available and 
> has a
> broad  label for use in homes and businesses.
> Terry Whitworth
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>


-- 
Stuart M Fullerton ROF, Research Associate in charge of Arthropod
Collections (UCFC), Dept. of Biology, University of Central Florida, PO
Box 162368, Orlando, Florida, 32816-2368, USA. stuartf at pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
(407) 823-6540 (no voice mail) <http://biology.cos.ucf.edu/bugs/>