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I'm still having a heck of a time trying to track down some meths
here in Guelph Canada. Maybe I should move to the UK?

Nah. I would give a lot to live that far south of here.

Most people/stores I've called have never heard of the stuff.
I've called paint stores, hardware stores, chemical stores,
pharmacies.
Hardware stores carry methyl hydrate but not methylated alcohol.

That is probably the same stuff. As names fly across the pond,
they often mutate.

Rubbing alcohol consists of isopropyl alcohol here, 70% isopropyl ISP.
Could isopropyl alcohol be used instead of methyl alcohol to kill
these mealybugs?

Yes. And so could medicinal ethanol. It is the dessicating effect
that kills them, not the particular chemical.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.