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Hello City Data folks,
A family member has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), we also just got termites. They were not visible a few months back so catching them early. WE are trying to use the least toxic chemical to treat this. They are external to the home and on 1 side only. We are going to research a bit more but so far this ingredient in Spectracide product looks like what we will use: Contains: Hexaflumuron. https://s7cdn.spectrumbrands.com/~/m...45SDSOct21.pdf
Have any of you who are chemically sensitive use these and had good effect both on killing the termites-but not hurting your loved one with sensitivities?
I also see that the all natural methods:
Biological control agents (nematodes and fungi) have demonstrated some success, particularly in laboratory settings.
Hello City Data folks,
A family member has Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), we also just got termites. They were not visible a few months back so catching them early. WE are trying to use the least toxic chemical to treat this. They are external to the home and on 1 side only. We are going to research a bit more but so far this ingredient in Spectracide product looks like what we will use: Contains: Hexaflumuron. https://s7cdn.spectrumbrands.com/~/m...45SDSOct21.pdf
Have any of you who are chemically sensitive use these and had good effect both on killing the termites-but not hurting your loved one with sensitivities?
I also see that the all natural methods:
Biological control agents (nematodes and fungi) have demonstrated some success, particularly in laboratory settings.
Thanks.
If I'm not mistaken any chemical could cause sensitivity in someone who is so susceptible, not necessarily just the most toxic ones. If you use less toxic chemicals you may have to use more of them, increasing the risk of exposure. Likewise less toxic or "organic" chemicals may not work as well, meaning you have to use even more chemicals in the long run, or may cause just as much of a reaction. If it were me I would use the most effective chemical available, so I could use the least amount, and I wouldn't tell the susceptible person what I used.
Not sure what kind of termites live down south, but here the predominate termite type live in the dirt and not in the wood of the house or structure.
They invade the wooden structure during the day, but at night they all go back down into the dirt / ground.
So here the way to treat is to saturate the earth where the nests are with a type of chemical that actually makes the termites get "lockjaw". It freezes their muscle or jaws?
That's what the pest control guy told me anyways.
They may also spray within the affected walls if there is a void in there.
He told me that the pesticide is very low in toxicity?
Anyways, maybe move the people out for a cpl days during and after the spraying?
Or just don't go into the basement where the treatment is done.
When I had termites, I called a pest control company and they put out termite bait stations around the perimeter of the house in the ground. It doesn't hurt people or pets.
If I'm not mistaken any chemical could cause sensitivity in someone who is so susceptible, not necessarily just the most toxic ones. If you use less toxic chemicals you may have to use more of them, increasing the risk of exposure. Likewise less toxic or "organic" chemicals may not work as well, meaning you have to use even more chemicals in the long run, or may cause just as much of a reaction. If it were me I would use the most effective chemical available, so I could use the least amount, and I wouldn't tell the susceptible person what I used.
Ecology-- termites eat only rotting wood, so if you've got termites, you've go rotten wood. THAT'S your real problem. Probably wisest to call in the pros- both for extermination and for home inspection.
Medical-- MCS is not a "recognized" medical diagnosis. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/healt...al-sensitivity. Nobody can find a common physiological thread or plausible explanation among those who suffer from it....That doesn't mean it's not "real" nor that they don't suffer.....If you don't like snakes, then avoiding snakes is probably a better treatment than taking pills for it.
When I had termites, I called a pest control company and they put out termite bait stations around the perimeter of the house in the ground. It doesn't hurt people or pets.
When we had termites, we went with the baiting system called Sentricon. It was done by Rose Pest Solutions.
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