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Index of Subjects --089e0112d16e64dad804db6fedeb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Use extreme caution with spraying permethrins if you have a cat...highly toxic On Apr 28, 2013 2:28 PM, "Dave&Jane Schlosberg" <dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > The pyrethrum website says: "Dusts or liquid sprays containing pyrethrins > can be used to effectively kill ticks capable of transmitting Lyme disease, > Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, etc. Sprays are available to the homeowner > in water dilutable concentrates and hose-end sprayers. Direct contact of > the spray to the tick is important." > So, how can we use this less harmful product EFFECTIVELY without letting > it get into water, where it can harm fish? Or does it break down so > quickly that there is much less worry about that? > It has been used for a long time without DOCUMENTED damage to humans. > Perhaps spraying wrists and ankles (and collars?) before going into the > woods? > Jane > > -----Original Message----- From: Phil Schappert > Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 12:26 PM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re ticks - how to avoid them? > > At 12:12 PM -0300 4/28/13, Dave&Jane Schlosberg wrote: > >> Any chance that pyrethrum is a related chemical? >> > > Permethrin is a synthetic, man-made, version of pyrethrin... > > Phil > > -- > > Phil Schappert, PhD > > 27 Clovis Ave. > Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3 > 902-460-8343 (cell) > > www.philschappert.com > www.papiliomusic.ca > > "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..." > (Michael Hedges) > --089e0112d16e64dad804db6fedeb Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <p>Use extreme caution with spraying permethrins if you have a cat...highly= toxic</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Apr 28, 2013 2:28 PM, "Dave&Jane Sch= losberg" <<a href=3D"mailto:dschlosb-g@ns.sympatico.ca">dschlosb-g@= ns.sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D= "gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding= -left:1ex"> The pyrethrum website says: =A0"Dusts or liquid sprays containing pyre= thrins can be used to effectively kill ticks capable of transmitting Lyme d= isease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, etc. =A0Sprays are available to the h= omeowner in water dilutable concentrates and hose-end sprayers. =A0Direct c= ontact of the spray to the tick is important."<br> So, how can we use this less harmful product EFFECTIVELY without letting it= get into water, where it can harm fish? =A0Or does it break down so quickl= y that there is much less worry about that?<br> It has been used for a long time without DOCUMENTED damage to humans. Perha= ps spraying wrists and ankles (and collars?) before going into the woods?<b= r> Jane<br> <br> -----Original Message----- From: Phil Schappert<br> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 12:26 PM<br> To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@c= hebucto.ns.ca</a><br> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re ticks - how to avoid them?<br> <br> At 12:12 PM -0300 4/28/13, Dave&Jane Schlosberg wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Any chance that pyrethrum is a related chemical?<br> </blockquote> <br> Permethrin is a synthetic, man-made, version of pyrethrin...<br> <br> Phil<br> <br> -- <br> <br> Phil Schappert, PhD<br> <br> 27 Clovis Ave.<br> Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3<br> <a href=3D"tel:902-460-8343" value=3D"+19024608343" target=3D"_blank">902-4= 60-8343</a>=A0(cell)<br> <br> <a href=3D"http://www.philschappert.com" target=3D"_blank">www.philschapper= t.com</a><br> <a href=3D"http://www.papiliomusic.ca" target=3D"_blank">www.papiliomusic.c= a</a><br> <br> "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."<br> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0= =A0(Michael Hedges) <br> </blockquote></div> --089e0112d16e64dad804db6fedeb--
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