If your raising your chickens to avoid all the toxic and nasty chemicals, hormones and pollutants like I am, why would you go use the same pesticides the commercial people use.
85% of all cancers are generated by some chemical stimulant interaction.
Suggest you avoid at all cost Permethrin, Sevin any any other CHEMICALS.
Try a mixture of DE and "PY" or natrual Pyretherin. BIG difference.
Is natural pyrethrum a pyrethroid?
No.
Pyrethrum is a relatively low toxicity natural insecticide and, since it breaks down quickly, generally has low environmental impact as well. For these reasons it enjoys a reputation of being "safe".
Pyrethroid insecticides, like (Permethrin) on the other hand, are generally more toxic and more environmentally persistent -- i.e. not as "safe". Unfortunately, some marketers continue to claim that pyrethroid insecticides, like permethrin, are "made from chrysanthmum flowers" implying that they are "natural and safe". These claims are false, and if done intentionally unethical.
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Pyrethrum, or "insect powder", insecticide
Pyrethrum ("pie-wreath-rum") is a natural insecticide made from the flowers of certain species of the chrysanthemum plant. It is a mixture of several different compounds called pyrethrins and cinerins. Originally pyrethrum was made by grinding dried chrysanthemum flowers into a powder. Today, pyrethrum is extracted with solvents but is still widely used in household insect sprays where it is usually combined with another chemical called piperonyl butoxide (PBO).
About 200 years ago people in central Asia discovered that dried, crushed flowers of certain chrysanthemums were toxic to insects. During the Napoleonic Wars (1804-1815) this "insect powder" was used to control flea and body lice infestations by French soldiers. Since then, pyrethrum has been used in many forms for effective, low toxicity insect control. However, because natural pyrethrum is not stable in sunlight it is seldom used in commercial agriculture.
The Non-Toxic Technology
Diatect products are made from a combination of Pyrethrum and Diatomaceous Earth (DE), both officially labeled as less toxic than table salt. Pyrethrum, a lethal nerve irritant to insects refined from the African Daisy, paralyzes insects on contact. Once exposed to the natural environment, however, Pyretrhum decomposes into harmless by-products that do not accumulate in food, water, or soil.
DE, also known as Silicon Dioxide, is a nonpoisonous mineral derived from the dry beds of ancient freshwater lakes. It consists of sharp-edged microscopic blades and spikes that cut insects' skin and shells, damaging their watertight seal and thus dehydrating the animal. DE is EPA-labeled as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) in food production, water and the environment, but the powder is lethal to insects. After Pyrethrum decomposes, DE persists, controlling possible future infestations.
http://www.livingwithbugs.com/permethrin_pyrethrum.html
Try this safe quick and effective combination of DE and PY I've been using for years for many purposes. Indoor and out. Home, Garden & my birds.
http://www.diatect.com
Their commercial product is called Diatect II.
It is exactly the same product as RESULT with a commercial label which states.
For use in:
ANIMAL QUARTERS
Including but not limited to Barns, Dairies, Milkrooms, Pet Kennels, Poultry Houses, Runs and Stables: For control of Gnats, Fleas, Flies, Lice, Mites, Darkling Beetles, Mosquitoes, and Ticks. Use Rate: Use at the rate of 2 oz. per 100 sq. ft. of surface area. Apply with a hand or power duster or sprayer or other suitable means to the hiding places where the pests are found. Repeat treatment as necessary to
maintain control.
or
DiatectV OMRI listed
http://www.planetnatural.com/site/diatect-v-insect-control.html
Diatect International Corporation ...announced today that the company has received a listing from OMRI, the Organic Materials Review Institute, for the use of its organic pesticide product Diatect(TM) V in organic food production.
I just give my coop an occasional dusting and I have had NO issues.
Skeeters, flies, mites, fire ants etc... A little goes a long way.
I have HAPPY BIRDS and I feel a who lot better about the eggs my family and I enjoy.
Otherwise WHY do this chicken thing at home?
Might just as well go buy the commercial chemical calcium encapsulated time bombs.
