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| Hey guys,
I've read a few messages about the wonders of rotenone and am wondering if I'm reading inserts from Industrial interests in the chemical. Please use this compound only with the utmost care and not at all if you can avoid it! It is NOT safe. Take a peek at all the information on it in the NIH library. We have used it for years to create models of Parkinsons, a chronic neurodegenerative disorder. It is also used acutely to kill fish (and other susceptible organisms). Please opt for something much safer for pest control. Rotenone is extremely outdated. thanks for listening! All for safer living... |
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| Honestly, I don't think I've seen a posting about Rotenone this whole year....until now. I guess I've missed them. It's a chemical that should never be recommended, and is not readily found on the retail market anymore, I don't believe. |
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| It has been and it is readily available in many places. I have been telling many peole for 10 years now tht Rotenone is not an acceptable organic pesticide only to be told by some that it is, because it is a "natural" pesticide. So is Arsenic. |
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| Rotenone has only limited uses left for home use. Soon to be a restricted-use chemical, not available for home use. I had heard rumors so emailed the Oregon Dept of Agriculture for facts. This is, in part, is the response --- "Back in 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the companies that sell products containing rotenone made the decision to cancel all livestock, residential/homeowner, domestic pet, and all other uses of rotenone except for "fish-kill" uses. This decision has been gradually implemented since that time." And more -- |
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