Insects in spilled e-liquid

[MightyWhighty]

Apparently I had spilled some e-liquid on my desk before I went on vacation for a week. When I got back there were little curled up buggy looking things lying in the pool of juice. I thoroughly cleaned the area and threw out any carts and atomizers in the area.

My main question is has anyone ever heard of this happening before? Maybe the bugs were attracted to the sweet smell of the juice and decided to take a swim, but the nicotine killed them (I hope). I have a slight cloth moth problem in my room, so maybe it was their laid eggs. I honestly have no idea.

 

[edensin]

so you have created a new insecticide!
I'm sure you are right, the sweetness attracted them, but the nic surely killed them.

 

[Edstasic]

What if they werent dead? what if they were there just... waiting... for you to go to sleep :O!

 

[MightyWhighty]

I'm scared enough Edstasic, thank you!

 

[zoiDman]

That. Or maybe there was Bug Larva in the e-Liquid to start with and they just Hatched when you were done.

 

[The Ocelot]

I've noticed that flies die. They are attracted by the sweet smell - then bye, bye.

 

[MightyWhighty]

I've noticed that flies die. They are attracted by the sweet smell - then bye, bye.

Maybe I should leave dishes of the stuff out more often then.

 

[gthompson]

Maybe they hadn't learned how to swim yet?

 

[damthisisfun]

Funny - I have a sugar/pavement/ghost ant problem - got rid of most of em using Bengal - but stragglers are still around. I just got my DIY from WL and was thinking the same thing - can Nico be used as an insecticide (think I read somewhere it can be). Anyways - moved my JC to the shelf in the study and this morning had a bunch of these little nuisance ants all over the bottles............maybe this will kill em - or maybe we gonna have some really ...... off, nico addicted, ants running my hood - lol - wonders if they would have withdrawal symptoms...lol

 

[MightyWhighty]

Funny - I have a sugar/pavement/ghost ant problem - got rid of most of em using Bengal - but stragglers are still around. I just got my DIY from WL and was thinking the same thing - can Nico be used as an insecticide (think I read somewhere it can be). Anyways - moved my JC to the shelf in the study and this morning had a bunch of these little nuisance ants all over the bottles............maybe this will kill em - or maybe we gonna have some really ...... off, nico addicted, ants running my hood - lol - wonders if they would have withdrawal symptoms...lol

Nic is a natural insect repellent, so it wouldn't surprise me if the ants died. But there have been other studies that show some larger insects can get addicted to nic just as humans do.

 

[s14sher]

I thought you were gonna say they actually got in to your liquid, like into the bottle. I was going to say they won't eat much

 

[Edstasic]

I'm scared enough Edstasic, thank you!

Then my work here is done *flies off*

 

[ratpack7]

yes nic can be used as an insecticide

 

[Celarnor]

It's not just an insecticide. Its a kick-... insecticide.

In fact, there's a whole class of synthetic insecticides inspired by nicotine's mechanism of action on acetylcholine receptors.