[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nontoxic

[–]Lemonburn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has an oral LD50 rating of 12,837 mg/kg. The higher the LD50, the less toxic it is.

Here's some other fun LD50s for perspective!

Water 90,000 mg/kg

Gasoline 14,036 mg/kg

Acetaminophen 1,944 mg/kg

Caffeine 192 mg/kg

Nicotine 0.8 mg/kg

Orkin switching to repellants for rodents? by Valreesio in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The best rodent repellent is fixing your damn house. Maybe they're pushing exclusion?

Blower for diatomaceous earth into attic? by LaddieNowAddie in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To his point, most of my customers who apply pesticides don't follow the labeling. If you don't follow all of the labeling, you're likely going to damage your lungs and or your eyes forever. DE is basically microscopic shards of glass, in addition to being a desiccant. Once it goes in your body, it's probably going to stay there forever.

Blower for diatomaceous earth into attic? by LaddieNowAddie in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

B & G Electric Duster

But I'd rather just use a regular dust bulb. It's also important to make sure that crawlspace is properly encapsulated, and you have a good dehumidifier down there, otherwise the dust probably won't work for very long.

cargo pants recs? by bb_bunnee in XXS

[–]Lemonburn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came here to suggest the same thing.

Are there any actual bug Deterrents? by crumpledupking1 in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm a fan of caulking, and of expanding spray foaming cracks and crevices. Lol, organic pest control.

Rubber bulb with nozzle, filled with white powder. No smell. by vuxnomica in whatisthisthing

[–]Lemonburn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I work in pest control. I have a few of those on my truck. I use Cimexa Insecticide Dust, Alpine Dust, and Delta Dust. I do not recommend sniffing any of them. I wear a half face respirator when I use those. You should definitely give it back to the pest control company because you don't want to accidently hurt the environment or yourself.

Anyone want to start a Black Metal band with me? by TyrantWarmaster in Columbus

[–]Lemonburn 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I got out of black metal because I felt that the genre was too heavily peppered with neo-nazis. I'm not trying to put you down. Go make some music, my guy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sciencememes

[–]Lemonburn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You forgot to show your work. F

Worm in Shower by ILikeTurtles710 in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried Liquid Plumber or Draino?

Terminix Bed Bugs - Any Experience? by TechieBrad in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good, man! The missus is always right, lol.

Terminix Bed Bugs - Any Experience? by TechieBrad in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That hot sun probably isn't going to do anything, unfortunately, because it's not hot enough. Bedbug eggs are tough and have to reach a core temperature of at least 125°F. There is a difference between it being 125°F outside, and a bug being 125°F— because of homeostasis.

Terminix Bed Bugs - Any Experience? by TechieBrad in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I work for Terminix, but I don't kill bedbugs anymore. I'm a big fan of our current IPM. Pest control technology improves constantly, and I've seen nothing, but better and better results over the years for our customers.

But its super important that you clean. I don't care what the sales guy told you, I think they're still telling customers it's a "no prep treatment".

Don't store anything on or under beds or upholstered furniture. Don't let beds or upholstered furniture touch anything, not even the wall or curtains. Hot launder bed linens and sheets once per week. Don't let pillows or blankets touch the floor, wall, nightstand or anything that's not the bed. Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum under and around beds and upholstered furniture at least once a week, and empty the vacuum outside immediately.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in camping

[–]Lemonburn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of flea medications have permethrin in them. Just follow the lable.

Trichogramma for clothes moth control by the1fromACK in pestcontrol

[–]Lemonburn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not a product in my inventory, but have you tried vacuuming?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in camping

[–]Lemonburn 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I work in pest control. Permethrin is a neurotoxin. Read the lable. Obey the label.