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Post by albertofracasso on Jan 22, 2011 10:06:24 GMT -8
Last arrival in my collection Attachments:
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Post by panzerman on Jan 22, 2011 10:17:02 GMT -8
That is one magnificent butterfly! Congratulations! John  |
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Post by saturniidave on Jan 22, 2011 10:19:04 GMT -8
Certainly one I will never be able to afford. Well done Alberto!
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Post by simosg on Jan 22, 2011 16:27:34 GMT -8
Never seen a more beautiful allottei! Spectacular!
Hannes
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Post by jaume on Jan 22, 2011 17:08:52 GMT -8
An absolutely fantastic butterfly Alberto. Congratulations; this is really one of those specimens that only come once in a lifetime.
JAUME
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Post by dertodesking on Jan 23, 2011 12:01:35 GMT -8
 Well done on getting such a MAGNIFICENT specimen! Simon
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Post by dertodesking on Jan 23, 2011 12:04:33 GMT -8
Certainly one I will never be able to afford. Well done Alberto! Dave, You never know! I bet you thought the same about your A. besanti?  Simon |
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Post by insectuniverse on Jan 23, 2011 17:20:05 GMT -8
Holy hell. What a butterfly. I consider myself hard to impress anymore, but that does the job! Spectacular condition too.
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Post by ornithoptera on Jan 23, 2011 18:06:36 GMT -8
Spectacular Specimens
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Post by albertofracasso on Jan 25, 2011 2:43:19 GMT -8
Many thanks to all friends collectors for the kind words. I neded them, because when I posted it ,I was quite depressed: I had just found my best O. meridionalis (f. confluenta) very damaged by some anthrenus. I checked all my butterflies ( many) and no one was damaged, hundreds of italian pieridae or satyiride for example, all perfectly preserved!! The problem is that the perfect paradiclorobenzen was banned in Italy and Europe, I think, for his toxic activity for the humans ( I used it for many years and my be it is the cause of a gentle form of lynphatic leukemia) , and now it is quite difficult to find something with same efficacy - pyrethrins are equally efficent? - Incidentally anyone knows collectors with hemathological problems? It could be an interesting argument for a forum.
alberto
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Post by bartekgoldyn on Jan 25, 2011 4:46:35 GMT -8
Paradichlorobenzene is toxic. It is just not worth it, unless you wanna damage your (and people in close area) liver. Of course at the beginning you won't feel anything but years of accumulation will damage your organism.
In shop center you can buy Raid or something similar - pyrethroids. Spray interior of drawers and close them tightly. This should work just fine.
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Post by simosg on Jan 25, 2011 12:35:22 GMT -8
I'm using a freezer. EVERY new specimen stays some days in the freezer before I put it in a the frame.
Hannes
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Post by dertodesking on Jan 25, 2011 13:37:34 GMT -8
Many thanks to all friends collectors for the kind words. I neded them, because when I posted it ,I was quite depressed: I had just found my best O. meridionalis (f. confluenta) very damaged by some anthrenus. I checked all my butterflies ( many) and no one was damaged, hundreds of italian pieridae or satyiride for example, all perfectly preserved!! The problem is that the perfect paradiclorobenzen was banned in Italy and Europe, I think, for his toxic activity for the humans ( I used it for many years and my be it is the cause of a gentle form of lynphatic leukemia) , and now it is quite difficult to find something with same efficacy - pyrethrins are equally efficent? - Incidentally anyone knows collectors with hemathological problems? It could be an interesting argument for a forum. alberto Alberto, Bad news on the meridionalis  I've noticed that there are still people selling PDB (usually listed as "moth balls") on eBay UK...not recommending you buy any, of course, just an observation! Simon |
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Post by maurizio on Jan 25, 2011 14:44:19 GMT -8
The problem is that the perfect paradiclorobenzen was banned in Italy and Europe, I think, for his toxic activity for the humans ( I used it for many years and my be it is the cause of a gentle form of lynphatic leukemia) , and now it is quite difficult to find something with same efficacy - pyrethrins are equally efficent? - Incidentally anyone knows collectors with hemathological problems? It could be an interesting argument for a forum. alberto Alberto, you can buy paradichlorobenzen by Paradox, the polish dealer who visits Modena each spring. Otherwise, have a look here: www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=1245#p1245 . You will find different solutions to the problem, although I must say that no one is perfect!! Ciao |
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Post by panzerman on Jan 25, 2011 15:57:05 GMT -8
Here in Canada, you can buy them in any gorcery, hardware store, very cheap too! I have 450+ meseum drawers in basement, bug room, one cannot detect any smell, since drawers are very tight fitting....
paradichlorobenzene is probably not that harmfull, things are always exaggerated by the media, special interest lobbies, then govts get in the act and ban the stuff. Maybe govts should ban McDonalds, other "fastfoods" which are truly harmfull.
John
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