06-27-2015, 11:58 AM
like I posted in Farm/Garden
Sevin (carbaryl) is used on veggies by many, and its cheap and fairly safe for vertebrates.... I dilute it far lower than recommended dose... especially for Electric Ants as they will die easily with any amount of Sevin.... ... Ive never seen a dead skink or gecko yet when I spray it around the yard where they live too...but I always dilute it alot too.
Sevin is not permanent though... the Electric Ants will eventually return often, so treat the outside of home at base. they can easily go through screens or under doors so you need to stay on it. you will see a difference.
Carbaryl
"...The development of the carbamate insecticides has been called a major breakthrough in pesticides. The carbamates do not have the persistence of chlorinated pesticides. Although toxic to insects, carbaryl is detoxified and eliminated rapidly in vertebrates. It is neither concentrated in fat nor secreted in milk, so is favored for food crops, at least in the US.[3] It is the active ingredient in Carylderm shampoo used to combat head lice until infestation is eliminated...."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbaryl
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
Sevin (carbaryl) is used on veggies by many, and its cheap and fairly safe for vertebrates.... I dilute it far lower than recommended dose... especially for Electric Ants as they will die easily with any amount of Sevin.... ... Ive never seen a dead skink or gecko yet when I spray it around the yard where they live too...but I always dilute it alot too.
Sevin is not permanent though... the Electric Ants will eventually return often, so treat the outside of home at base. they can easily go through screens or under doors so you need to stay on it. you will see a difference.
Carbaryl
"...The development of the carbamate insecticides has been called a major breakthrough in pesticides. The carbamates do not have the persistence of chlorinated pesticides. Although toxic to insects, carbaryl is detoxified and eliminated rapidly in vertebrates. It is neither concentrated in fat nor secreted in milk, so is favored for food crops, at least in the US.[3] It is the active ingredient in Carylderm shampoo used to combat head lice until infestation is eliminated...."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbaryl
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha