From:	Deosyne <deosyne@*********.NET>
Subject:	Re: the uac dilemma (minor insect spirit spoilers!)
Date:	Mon, 28 Jul 1997 15:47:49 -0400

Mike Elkins wrote:
>
> >Dieldrin, for instance, is almost as toxic to
> >humans as it is to insects.
>
> There are insecticides that are completely
> non-toxic to mammals, but they do that by being
> specific to things like preventing the pupae stage
> of developement..., not fast acting, and wont
> harm an adult bug. Not the most useful stuff for
> a bug hunt, but spraying it around the cocoon
> room would force them to move out and build a
> new hive (IMHO).


Sounds like you're talking about Citronella-based repellants (non-toxic,
makes you smell like bad Kool-Aid). Not even strong enough to piss them
friggin' biting flies in the swamps off. Nah, I'd think you'd need
something as strong as 100% DEET to bother an insect spirit (and that's
all it'd do :)

Deosyne