What is sevin dust?

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For generations our family has used Sevin dust in the garden, on chickens, and on dogs. I'm 47 and have 2 grown boys. My grandparents, parents, myself and my children have had no problems from Sevin dust. Only one person in our family has had cancer...breast cancer. However, all the cigarette smokers have suffered with COPD and Cardiovascular disease. DE for regular maintenance but Sevin Dust for severe outbreak of pest infestation.
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Have a blessed day everyone!
 
GuineasGirl said:
For generations our family has used Sevin dust in the garden, on chickens, and on dogs. I'm 47 and have 2 grown boys. My grandparents, parents, myself and my children have had no problems from Sevin dust. Only one person in our family has had cancer...breast cancer. However, all the cigarette smokers have suffered with COPD and Cardiovascular disease. DE for regular maintenance but Sevin Dust for severe outbreak of pest infestation.
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Have a blessed day everyone!
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http://foodtruthfreedom.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/sevin-dust-is-not-your-garden-friend/
 
Chiknhurder,

Thank you for the information. It seems like when someone disagrees with another's approach on poultry care on these forum's that it is taken as a personal attack. I want you to know with know with a sincere heart, I am not attacking you or anyone else on this forum. So with that being said, I guess my best response is what was good for my grandparents is good enough for me. They suffered no ill effects from their method of mite or pest prevention. I come from a generation of strong willed Southerners and if something isn't broke then you don't try and fix it.
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Again thank you for the information. I hope you have a truly wonderful day! God Bless!
 
GuineasGirl said:
Chiknhurder,

Thank you for the information. It seems like when someone disagrees with another's approach on poultry care on these forum's that it is taken as a personal attack. I want you to know with know with a sincere heart, I am not attacking you or anyone else on this forum. So with that being said, I guess my best response is what was good for my grandparents is good enough for me. They suffered no ill effects from their method of mite or pest prevention. I come from a generation of strong willed Southerners and if something isn't broke then you don't try and fix it.
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Again thank you for the information. I hope you have a truly wonderful day! God Bless!
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I don't view it as a personal attack. I just want people to know that poison is poison and there are always alternatives. I wish you well.
 
Amen clark321.......Sevin dust is not baby powder.. the FDA approves a drug and before you know it the 1-800 bad drug commercials are on TV. Manna Pro has a product for mites and lice that is at tractor supply. I raise bees and that poison will never be used in my garden or on my birds! Research and information is your best friend on these matters.
 
Wow, heated discussion.
I practice organic gardening and farming but his year the natural methods failed in treating mites in my chickens. They had lice earlier this year and DE worked fine but it did not help with mites. I also used Poultry Protector spray but the infestation got so bad that birds pulled their feathers and got severe dermatitis. That's when I made a vet appointment. The vet recommended Sevin and I used it with instant results, as expected from chemical pesticide. Now, here's the thing: you don't have to use it "like a baby powder". Actually very little will do since mites don't have to come in contact with it to be affected. Here's how the vet instructed me to use it: put little powder on your (gloved) hands and rub off all excess. Than gently rub your hands through chickens feathers focusing on butt and belly (mites like the warmest areas of the body). Next day mites were almost gone and in a week there were none. I will not repeat the treatment until I see mites again since the toxin can accumulate in chickens. Also, I disposed off the eggs for a week although it may be an overkill. I also cleaned the coop and sprayed little Ortho in the corners (it's not toxic after it dries and I did not want the toxic powder to fly around the coop) and changed the bedding. All birds are doing fine, even quails and it has been a month and there are no mites.
Hopefully this helps to clear out some fears and confusion. Really, it is not the poison but the amount that is harmful.
 
chiknhurder said:
There's also research that shows a link between people who sprayed their yards and homes a lot with pesticides and lawn chemicals to neurological disorders like Autism, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
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No, there's really not.

There's a single study showing a slightly raised rate, but that study has a ton of issues, and nobody has been able to reproduce the results. Here's a pretty thorough explanation of the problems with it:

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/pesticides-and-autism/


Autism is genetic. We know that - we know the gene clusters that cause it - we know the modalities - we know what the affected neurons look like and have seen them in fetuses - we can test fetuses for autism well before there are signs.

People need to stop getting their medical advice from people like Jenny McCarthy.
 
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chiknhurder said:
http://foodtruthfreedom.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/sevin-dust-is-not-your-garden-friend/
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You shouldn't trust a blog with a name like "foodtruthfreedom" as a credible, non-biased source. The author cites no research, has no qualifications - it's basically just a rant.

The author of the blog clearly doesn't understand the basic underlying principle of all toxic exposure - the poison is in the dose. EVERYTHING in significant quantity causes cancer (if it doesn't kill you some other way first). Carbaryl is dangerous to people who work in factories that produce the stuff, because they're exposed to it on several orders of magnitude higher than a gardner ever will be.

This is the same as flour - that stuff you have in your kitchen - it's a carcinogen - causes lung cancer - but only if you work in a mill and don't wear your mask. Or DE - also a carcinogen - if you work in a processing plant, and don't wear a respirator.
 

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