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Pesticides?

Does anyone know anything about pesticides? I need to ask someone who uses pesticides a few questions for a paper. Here are the questions, if you could help, that would be greatly appreciated.

Name:
A. What are the names of the pesticides you use?
What pests are they used on?
B. What is the shelf-life of the pesticides?
C. Are the pesticides biodegradable?
D. Are the pesticides harmful to humans or pets?
E. How often are the pesticides applied.

Thanks!

you may want to break down the groups from the broad group pesticides to a sub group...
insecticide---insect pest
herbicide--plants pests
fungicide- fungus pests

if this gets too confusing feel free to email me
I use insecticides..

A: For the most part I use pyrethrin..cypermethrin.. bifenthrin .. fipronil and Hexa-Hydroxyl

pyrethrin is a general insectide ranging from fleas to mosquitoes and roaches to wasps
cypermethrin and bifenthrin general use mainly for roaches ants, crawling insects
fipronil I use it as a more selective product for termite and ant control only. Though vetenarians use it for flea control on pets (Frontline) and it can be used in roach baits
Hexa-Hydroxyl is another product made from plant oils mainly from clove tree oil. A general use product

B. not sure if you are wanting how long they will stay active before use or how long they are effective once used but I'll answer the latter
Pyrethrin is made from oils of a type of flower in the Chrysanthemum family and it starts to break down very quickly...doubtful you will get 15 minutes of residual with it. It is usually what is in the insect foggers people use in their homes..just a contact kill

Cypermethrin and Bifenthrin are man made that copy cat the natural pyrethrin molecule. Insects react the same to them but they have a residual. I expect the cypermethrin product to be effective inside to almost 3 months, outside 30-45 days

Fipronil when used for termites is placed under ground away from sunlight and stays active for over 10 years. The same product when sprayed around a foundation for ant control will break down after 6 months
Hexa-Hydroxyl will last over a year if it stays dry

C: All that I have listed are biodegradable when exposed to the elements

D: Any chemical is harmful if abused or misused, but as comparison the finished product of the cypermethrin and bifenthrin at the rates I use them will range 35-175 times less toxic than table salt. The fipronil product I use will be 2 times less toxic than table salt.

E: Pyrethrin will have to be used as needed, there is no residual with it
Cypermethrin and Bifenthrin are used in maintenance programs and are reapplied every three months
Fipronil product when used for termites are applied once and can only be reapplied if there is termite activity. When used for ant control it can not be applied no more than twice a year.
Hexa-Hydroxyl apply it as needed usually once every couple of years with my long term customers

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