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my uncle worked for Raid. He once told me they had a great product that you just sprayed in the air and killed all the bugs. But people like to see them die, so

my uncle worked for Raid. He once told me they had a great product that you just sprayed in the air and killed all the bugs. But people like to see them die, so they went with a formula where you had to spray the bug directly with a foamy poison and watch them die in agony

davidguetta 4y ago
I'd be wary that such a thing would impact me or my lungs
- spywaregorilla 4y ago
  My thoughts as well. Poisoning the air you breathe seems like an obviously terrible idea.
  - MonkeyClub 4y ago
    > Poisoning the air you breathe seems like an obviously terrible idea. Must not have been very obvious, otherwise we wouldn’t have any climate emergencies. /s
Gys 4y ago
You mean something like this: https://clicks.co.za/raid_liquid-electric-mosquito-killer/p/58643 https://clicks.co.za/raid_liquid-electric-mosquito-killer/p/... ? Works extremely well. Since we use it in our bedroom, we have no mosquitos. We often only switch it on if we hear one and soon its over. Never see them die but from what I see it makes them 'groggy' (I assume before dying). I have a different brand, but I assume its always the same two ingredients. I looked them up and those really only work on insects, nothing dangerous for humans.
- Traubenfuchs 4y ago
  > Active ingredient: Prallethrin (Pyrethroid) 16 g\L > It is not well established if chronic exposure to small amounts of pyrethroids is hazardous or not. > here is an association of pyrethroids with poorer early social-emotional and language development. > Pyrethroids are very toxic to cats I don't feel fully comfortable with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid#Humans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid#Humans
  - Gys 4y ago
    Thank you. I think the one we use is different as I had to lookup two substances. I do not have the packaging here at the moment, but will check (again). From the research report provided in your link: 'Conclusions: Prenatal exposure to pyrethroids may be associated at 1 y of age with poorer social-emotional development. At 2 y of age, poorer language development was observed with higher prenatal pyrethroid levels' Indeed not something that I would expose to children.

davidguetta 4y ago

I'd be wary that such a thing would impact me or my lungs

spywaregorilla 4y ago
My thoughts as well. Poisoning the air you breathe seems like an obviously terrible idea.
- MonkeyClub 4y ago
  > Poisoning the air you breathe seems like an obviously terrible idea. Must not have been very obvious, otherwise we wouldn’t have any climate emergencies. /s

Gys 4y ago

You mean something like this: https://clicks.co.za/raid_liquid-electric-mosquito-killer/p/58643 https://clicks.co.za/raid_liquid-electric-mosquito-killer/p/... ? Works extremely well. Since we use it in our bedroom, we have no mosquitos. We often only switch it on if we hear one and soon its over. Never see them die but from what I see it makes them 'groggy' (I assume before dying). I have a different brand, but I assume its always the same two ingredients. I looked them up and those really only work on insects, nothing dangerous for humans.

Traubenfuchs 4y ago
> Active ingredient: Prallethrin (Pyrethroid) 16 g\L > It is not well established if chronic exposure to small amounts of pyrethroids is hazardous or not. > here is an association of pyrethroids with poorer early social-emotional and language development. > Pyrethroids are very toxic to cats I don't feel fully comfortable with it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid#Humans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid#Humans
- Gys 4y ago
  Thank you. I think the one we use is different as I had to lookup two substances. I do not have the packaging here at the moment, but will check (again). From the research report provided in your link: 'Conclusions: Prenatal exposure to pyrethroids may be associated at 1 y of age with poorer social-emotional development. At 2 y of age, poorer language development was observed with higher prenatal pyrethroid levels' Indeed not something that I would expose to children.