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The pheromones won\'t be destroyed until they reach 150 degrees celcius.
<hr></blockquote>I do wish somebody would check that with Phil Stone. I think the 150 C is coming from the sheet that comes with the Chem Set. The quote would be:<blockquote><font class=\"small\">In reply to:</font><hr>
if you\'d rather have them fully dissolved, you can gently warm the vials in hot water (though not over 150 degrees C)
<hr></blockquote>Since water boils at 100 degrees C, and EtOH boils considerably before that, gently warming the vials in hot water to 150 C would be entertaining at best.
More likely they start to denature around 150 degrees F.