Bed Bug Insecticide

Although pesticide means insecticide to most people, it is certainly an umbrella term that covers a broad range of substances that are intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests. Insecticides kill insects and other bugs. Herbicides kill plants. Fungicides kill fungus. Poisons, such as rat bait, kill animals. Plant increase regulators prevent plants from growing regularly or at all, depending on the product. Insect increase regulators do the same for insects that pass straight through stages, such as the dreaded grasshopper. Defoliants and desiccants cause plants to drop their leaves. These are often used on cotton and other crops that are mechanically harvested.

All pesticides are poisonous. Some pesticides are highly poisonous and are only sold to individuals who have a pesticide applicator's license. Other pesticides are sold in high concentrations and are intended for market use, where they are diluted by thousands of gallons of water. Finally, the most benign pesticides are sold in small quantities, low concentrations, and in forms intended for use nearby the home. Never use market pesticides, or market strengths of pesticides, nearby your home. You will endanger your family and your pets. For instance Seven Dust ® is sold for home use at five to seven percent strength. The same chemical is sold to fruit, nut, berry, and vegetable market growers at eighty percent strength. Were you to use market Seven Dust ® on your dog or child, he would die very quickly.

Before you buy a pesticide, make sure it is the standard stock for your problem. For example, if you use an insecticide on a plant that is infested with insects because it has a fungus, not only will you not solve the root qoute (pardon the pun), but you will wipe out all of your useful insects along with your qoute insects. Once you have identified the pest you are dealing with, you must find a pesticide that will kill that pest. Sometimes that is easy. Rat bait kills mice. Other times that is not easy. There are not a lot of pesticides that can be used on vegetables, particularly nearby harvest time.

Remember that all the data you need to know about a pesticide is on the label. In fact, federal law specifies what must appear on a pesticide label. It also specifies that using a stock in a way that does not appear on the label is a violation of federal law. For instance, Seven Dust ® 7% says that it kills fleas and ticks and may be used on dogs and humans. The label specifically tells you not to use this stock on cats. They lick themselves, ingest the product, and die. If you put Seven Dust ® 7% on your cat, or your neighbor's cat, you have violated federal law. You can face civil and criminal charges, especially if someone or something gets ill or dies as a supervene of your actions.

To safely use a pesticide, make sure you obey every education on the label. If the label calls for long sleeves, long pants, gloves, a hat, and a face mask, make sure that is what you wear when applying the chemical, even if it is hot outside. After you apply your chemical, immediately remove your clothes as soon as you get inside, put those clothes in the washing engine alone, and run them in the hottest water the fabric will stand. After you remove the clothes, run the washing engine again on hot water while it is empty. This keeps any of the pesticide from getting on clothes other family members use, which could make them sick. If your pets lay on the contaminated clothing, they could become ill or die, too.

One of the most leading parts of the label discusses the re-entry period. This is the period that must pass before you or anything else can go back into an area that has been treated. This ranges from a few minutes to as long as 72 hours. Make sure that children and pets stay out, too. Since pets have fur, they can get soaked in the pesticide, leave the treated area, and continue to be exposed to the pesticide. They may also contaminate areas in the house and any family members who touch them. This greatly increases the results of toxic side effects for every person exposed.

Pesticides help us grow more food than any other country in the world. They keep diseases spread by pests, such as the bubonic plague, at bay and make our lives much more pleasant. If used properly, they pose very slight risk to yourself, your families, and your pets. always supervene the label directions and obey the re-entry period, and use a slight tasteless sense, and you and your family will enjoy a pest free home and organery with your pet in safety.