@Hippiechik Don’t you have some health issues? No pest strips are not to be used in occupied spaces, and I wouldn’t knowingly smoke any pot that has been exposed to them.
Here’s some more light reading material.
NO PEST STRIPS
DDVP/Dichlorvos/No Pest Strips are no good for cannabis cultivation. Dichlorvos is a volatile cholinesterase inhibiting organophosphate.
So volatile it is primarily used as a fumigant. It is a proven carcinogen. A 2010 study found that each 10-fold increase in urinary concentration of organophosphate metabolites was associated with a 55% to 72% increase in the odds of ADHD in children. It conclusively binds to DNA although it’s mutagenic properties are still being debated.
The FDA has been restricting it’s usage more and more every year as new information has come out. According to the MSDS and most labels- It is NEVER to be stored around children, food, seed, or fertilizer.
It was Restricted in the European Union after 2002.
From the NO PEST STRIPS Label- Always read the Label- especially when applying to your medicine. - bottom of page is a link-
NOT FOR USE IN OCCUPIED HOMES-
Do not be in the presence of strips in unoccupied areas for more than 4 hours -in garage, shed, attic, or other normally unoccupied area. (not including food areas)
Only use pest strips is the area will be unoccupied for 4 months.
Do not use in the food/feed processing or food/feed manufacturing or food/feed service establishments (you can’t legally hang this in a restaurant!)
A little article on dichlorvous- http://www.wired.com/2014/01/cdc-war...e-pest-strips/
As you say- The poison is in the dose, and dichlovous doesn’t take much to become poison.You couldn’t be more spot on with that statement. But obviously some things are far more toxic than others, and considering you aren’t allowed to be in the same room as this pesticide, handle it without gloves, breathe near it without a respirator, nor are you supposed to use it near anything that is considered food or will grow to become food I would never, ever consider putting a no pest strip anywhere near your plants. It volatilizes off the strip, into the air, and onto the plant, which you then either oxidize or consume. The combustion and inhalation of organophosphates aren’t even studied, as they included on the label not to smoke or use tobacco when using dichlorvos, so they don’t even need to further research the nasty effects it can have on you when lit on fire and inhaled. It’s toxic enough on it’s own through dermal exposure As you know oxidation and combustion completely change the molecular makeup of these chemicals and can make them much more toxic.
And on that subject I strongly advise anyone who uses Sevin outside on their property, to stop using Carbaryl immediately. Bayer did a study in the 80’s about toxicity with regards to tobacco smoke, and through the study, found it to be extremely toxic to those who use cannabis, though not so bad for those just using tobacco. Apparently when cannabis binds to the cannabinoid receptors, it allows the carbaryl to more easily disrupt the cholinesterese system. Considering that organophosphates work with the same mode of action, it would be reasonable to assume the NO PEST STRIPS/DDVP are also more toxic to cannabis users as well. Pesticide companies don’t have to warn you of this, because cannabis is a Schedule 1 substance. If it were schedule two, they would have to further research the link between cannabis users and increased toxicity from cholinesterese inhibitors. If I forgot to mention before, although atropine may be used as an emergency antidote for acute toxicity/poisonings. Most damage done to the nervous system is irreversible.
Stay away from Organophosphates, Organochlorides and Carbamates if possible folks- there’s so many safer options out there that really do work.Pyrethroids for example are a great place to start. We’re trying to make people medicine, not poison them or ourselves.