Robert's Rants
Robert's Rants
A personal blog on the Canadian pesticide industry and other pet peeves and interests

One simple step to increase pesticide safety

Here it is:

Eliminate all Domestic uses.

Simple enough.

How many homeowners do you think buy a can of “Dr Invade Kil” at the local House Hardwire, go up home and spray the wasp nest above their garage.

Without gloves

Standing downwind

Without goggles

And their hand on the trigger…(actuator button really)

And streams of pesticide running down their arms.

Then going inside and popping a beer to celebrate their fine effort.

Without washing their hands.

If some Agency out there in Agency Land really wanted to make pesticides safer overall…