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Methoprene: hormone infects ground water
My dearest mother warned me of a hormone called methoprene. I Apologize if
spelling isn't correct.
Apparently this hormone is used somewhat as a pesticide. I don't know
about the in's and out's of this but it cannot be fought once it's in the
ecosystem, it's in there for good and it is not regulated. This apparently
is the cause of three-legged frogs and other such anomalies in Our World.
Please help! I pulled out a "bug bomb" I use as a bug spray in the house
and I wonder if the following are related:
Tetramethrin (1-cyclohexine-1, 2-dicarboximio methyl 2,
2-dymethyl-3-(2-methylpropenyl)
Permethrin (3-phenoxybenzyl) methyl (+/-) cis, trans-3-(2,
2-dichloroetheny)-2, 2-dimethyl-cyclopropanecarboxylate
Sorry I don't understand all these markings. I cut out the "tab" on the
bug bombs and use them once every 6 months on stuff I can't get rid of in
the house. Of course I wash my hands (effectively washing it down the
drain) so I don't eat it but something else will. Anyway, before you
condemn me for not stomping on bugs rather than spraying them, I don't use
this stuff much, I bought this can in 1992. Question is, the active
ingredient in this bug spray isn't a hormone, is it? If it is, I'm alarmed
and I won't use it again (I probably shouldn't use it anyway).
So what exactly is "methoprene" why is it used and why is it a bad thing
if it is?
Questions courtesy of my mom, who watched PBS Tuesday night (sorry I
missed it, I was watching something more important ~ baseball)
Thanks,
Vince,
Boulevard, CA
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