At 05:04 AM 9/28/99 EDT, Bryan Mathews wrote:
>One advisable warning: if you plan to
>keep some of the better pellets for collection, you might want to keep them
>with some mothballs or you might be invaded by little friends.

I was told to microwave them on high for a couple of minutes to kill the
moth larvae, etc. I don't have a microwave so I used the one at work. I
waited until late afternoon after most people were gone - didn't think I
wanted to explain that one to non-birders. Yes, they do smell bad when heated.

Ruth Taylor
Seattle
rutht at seanet.com