Interesting magazine snippet about Permethrin (P-A-M)

**chz** · 10-22-2007, 02:18 AM

Today I was reading through Via (a magazing provided to AAA members for free), and came across an interesting snippet about permethrin, the active ingredient in Provent-a-Mite. I snapped a picture for you guys.. tell me if this scares you as much as it does me. The last line is what really gets me.

I can't really say much though, as I am very happy with the results PAM provided for me. I bought a snake and found him to have mites, and a few days after PAM treatment, they were gone.

***littleindiangirl*** · 10-22-2007, 04:12 AM

Permethrin has been used as a flying insect ward for a long time, I think it would be beneficial if your outdoors all the time.

***frankykeno*** · 10-22-2007, 07:32 AM

Why's it scare you? Personally if I was buying outdoor gear, I'd love it to have some mosquito repellent feature to it. As long as the company clearly states that it's a treated product then the consumer can make their own decision about exposure. I know when I've planted flowerbeds over the years, I always border with chrysanthemums, they really do keep the bugs away. Garlic works for veggie beds much the same. Mums are a great potted plant as well to place all around an outdoor deck - pretty too look at and have a very practical application for those skeeters.

***juddb*** · 10-22-2007, 07:34 AM

Great info thanks for the post....

***lord jackel*** · 10-22-2007, 07:41 AM

Not sure why that would scare you? I know Wal-mart this past spring carried a product that you put in the dryer (like a dryer sheet) with your clothes and it impregnated the clothes with pyrethrins. Seemed to work great when we went camping.

***frankykeno*** · 10-22-2007, 08:06 AM

Awww Sean and here I was hoping you'd just wear your usual garland of mums at the campsite! hehehehehehehe

***lord jackel*** · 10-22-2007, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by frankykeno

Awww Sean and here I was hoping you'd just wear your usual garland of mums at the campsite! hehehehehehehe

And nothing else Baby

***frankykeno*** · 10-22-2007, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by lord jackel

And nothing else Baby

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Omg Sean that's an awful visual! I'll never camp again!

**CntrlF8** · 10-22-2007, 10:29 AM

I think the OP's point was the "doesn't wash off for 70 washings" part, in reference to how we use PAM to clean our enclosures. He's concerned about the residue left behind.

***kurgan*** · 10-22-2007, 10:50 AM

I'd be nervous about that - its safe for us and our snakes but is toxic as hell if you have fish/amphibs/inverts.

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