What is the solvent of choice that is suitable to suppress the insects?

Ammar Bader @Ammar_Bader

12 December 2018 0 3K Report

I found a beetle that emits a bad smell. I would like to extract it in order to isolate possible pheromones.

What is the solvent of choice suitable to suppress the insects before homogenizing them?

should I separate the male from the females before performing this study??

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