I know some of you on this site use this insecticide although you are in other countries. It has been thought of as an organic insecticide as it is plant based, and although it kills all insects indiscrimately, it has been thought of as harmless for man and animals.
The article says that there has now been proven a link between Rotenone and Parkinson's Disease and is now classed as toxic in case of ingestion, is an irritant for the skin, the eyes and the respiratory passages, very dangerous to aquatic organisms and above all, dangerous to the environment!
I don't use any insecticide in the garden and don't like this stuff because Rotenone is indiscrimate anyway and kills all insects, however, it is the only product in this country that you can find for use in chicken sheds against mites!
So I thought it was safe for me and my chooks! Bit scary to think I have been puffing this stuff around the chook house whenever it has been cleaned out and I and the chooks have been breathing it in, the chooks probably have ingested it too.
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