The adhesives can vary depending on the manufacturer – and they are closely guarded trade secrets. However, you can ask the manufacturer which solvents are suitable (after all, they need to clean their machinery and, possibly, their staff’s hands).
A company here in Europe recommended white spirit to me. That works well in this case, but it does take a while. Good luck Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural Science Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) – Entomological Collection – Domplatz 4 D-06108 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Email: [email protected] >>> "'Tir, Jessica K' via MuseumPests" <[email protected]> schrieb am 02.09.2026 um 22:02: Hi, I have some lice that I would like to attempt to remove from a sticky trap and deposit in an entomology museum. Has anyone here tried this? What solvents would work best and not harm the insect specimen? Jess Jessica Tir (she/her) Collections Manager Charles R. Conner Museum School of Biological Sciences Washington State University Office: 509-335-3515 Email: [email protected] Conner Museum Website ( https://sbs.wsu.edu/conner-museum/) -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/LV2PR01MB994248C41A94173CDADEB660F6F4B72%40LV2PR01MB994248.prod.exchangelabs.com. -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/6A9903C5020000B3000E619F%40gwia0.itz.uni-halle.de.
