Re: Pesticides
AZMAINIAC (AZMAINIAC(AT)prodigy.net)
Wed, 27 Jan 1999 19:03:11 -0800
WREZN8R(AT)aol.com wrote:
>
> Since I am an exterminator, maybe I can help with the pesticide question.
> There are 3 different levels of toxicity in pesticides. Certainly, the bug
> spray that the public can buy at the hardware store is the least toxic, but if
> it is used improperly, it will certainly cause problems. (chocolate is
> harmless , but since I'm allergic, it is dangerous for me to ingest) People
> forget that pesticides are not only inhaled and ingested but are absorbed
> through the skin. Eye contact is a problem also. If a person has been exposed
> improperly to a pesticide, the side effects will usually happen within a half
> hour. nausea, diarrhea, skin irritation, etc.There is no residual left in the
> body after 24 hours. Certainly, incorrect, long term exposure will cause
> lasting problems but I would think that something as serious as paralysis
> would happen shortly after a large overdose (a tsp.). There would be no
> question as to how the poisoning happened. Malathion & DDT are nasty & I
> wouldn't touch them.
> I always suggest that a professional exterminator debug a house since the
> general public doesn't use safeguards like they should.
> Hope this helps. Christi looking forward to bug season.
Christi,
Thank you for your expertise. I didn't know if there might be a link or
not, but from the fast reaction to pesticides, I would doubt it.
While you're waiting for the buggy season, why don't you take a trip to
Washington, D.C. and EXTERMINATE the guy that gives me the "creepy
crawlies" every time I see him on TV.
John
(in FORMERLY sunny AZ. We were shown snow not too far from Phx on the
news tonight!)