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captpackrat) wrote2010-10-14 12:29 pm
captpackrat) wrote2010-10-14 12:29 pm
Non-toxic, unless you swallow it, touch it, smell it, look at it...
I found a huge nest of baby lady bugs outside. Normally that would be a good thing, but last winter we had a REALLY bad lady bug infestation inside the house, so I wanted to nip this in the bud.
I didn't want to use anything too terribly toxic, because it's outside and the sheep or goats might get to it. We've got a bottle of poison specifically designed for use on animals. It contains permethren, an artificial pyrethroid, which are generally harmless to mammals (except cats). I noticed the box brags that the spray has a baby-powder scent. Then I noticed in the warnings that you're not supposed to inhale the vapors.
If you're not supposed to be smelling it, why make it a pleasant baby powder scent?
I didn't want to use anything too terribly toxic, because it's outside and the sheep or goats might get to it. We've got a bottle of poison specifically designed for use on animals. It contains permethren, an artificial pyrethroid, which are generally harmless to mammals (except cats). I noticed the box brags that the spray has a baby-powder scent. Then I noticed in the warnings that you're not supposed to inhale the vapors.
If you're not supposed to be smelling it, why make it a pleasant baby powder scent?