Spraying Malathion.. is it safe?

[sellersgang]

Flies and mosquitoes are driving me crazy around our coops and runs so I KNOW its driving our chickens crazy too. We spray malathion in our garage and around our doors to help keep down on mosquitoes and it seems to help. Would it be safe to spray around the coops and runs with it also?? If so, when would it be safe to let the chickens out for a field trip again??

The youngest of our girls is 22 wks old.

 

[panner123]

I thought that stuff was outlawed. I personally wouldn't use it around my chickens or on my property. That is some mean junk.

 

[Rainman]

malathion is NOT banned is is an effective mosquitoe killer. It is safe around your birds. Far better than west nile virus.

 

[Gazinga]

well, i too thought it was banned, i wouldnt use it around my girls, thats for sure, better safe then sorry

 

[ml]

Ok if you can buy the product in your area here is some info for poultry scroll down the page to it and pest managment.

http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/extsoln.htm

very helpful page great link to save.

ML

 

[LynneP]

That's a great link, bookmarked!

Rather than malathion, you would be better off hanging convenient 'no-pest strips' in your coop (avoid over food/water). They're made by Black Flag, Vapoona, TSC and other suppliers and contain pyrethins. We are in a mosquito and fly area, the numbers would curl your toes, but our coop is virtually free of them. Safe for birds, eggs.

 

[sellersgang]

Hope its not banned cuz WalMart sells lots of it.. cant seem to keep it in stock.

Thanks for the link too.

 

[chickiebaby]

BAD stuff, and in this day and age we should all know that the fact that something is available does not make it necessarily safe.

I too have great success with simple old-fashioned granny-style flypaper. Available at hardware stores and probably also that place that begins with a W.

 

[banter]

I'm sorry-do not agree it's safe

http://www.arbico-organics.com/organic-pest-control-fly-control.html


http://www.arbico-organics.com/organic-pest-control-mosquito-control.html

http://www.arbico-organics.com/organic-pest-control-fly-control.html

 

[banter]

I have avoided chemical my whole adult life. My friends are dropping like flies (no pun intended) from cancer. Do your homework. Nobody said it would be easy.

http://www.chem-tox.com/malathion/research/