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  What to Do with the Frog

If you capture a frog, you can kill it humanely by refrigerating it for an hour or two before freezing for an additional 3 hours. A seemingly less humane (but actually quicker) method is placing the frog in very hot, soapy water. 

Alternately, from a University of Florida Wildlife Extension website: "To euthanize a [...Treefrog], hold the frog firmly in your hand and apply a 1 inch bead of benzocaine ointment along the back of the frog. Benzocaine ointment is a topical anesthetic (a numbing agent) used to treat skin pain (e.g., from sunburn) and itching as well as toothaches and sore throats. There are a variety of name brand and generic versions that are available over-the-counter in a tube or spray. If you are able to, using a gloved finger spread the ointment out on the frog's back. Alternatively, you could use a benzocaine spray. Once the ointment or spray is applied, place the frog in a plastic grocery bag or a sealable sandwich bag for 15-20 minutes so that the benzocaine has a chance to render the frog unconscious (be sure to seal the bag or tie it closed). After the bezocaine has anesthetized the frog, place the bag in a freezer overnight to ensure that the frog is dead...".

http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/wildlife_info/frogstoads/osteopilus_septentrionalis.php

Please report frog captures from newly infested areas to the Big Island Invasive Species Committee by calling (808) 961-3299 or by sending an e-mail to jakleialoha@hawaii.rr.com. For more information, please visit their information page on HEAR website.
You can also report it to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture from any island.
Your community group can also purchase some citric acid from a garden supply store, borrow a sprayer from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, and spray neighborhood sites for which you have the owner’s consent.

 

 

 

 

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