Dept Health fumigation

[KathrynW]

Today the Dept of Health came asking to fumigate my house to prevent dengue. Since I have a background in environmental toxicology, I ask what chemical they were using. He showed me the container. The brand name is Ficam, the chemical name is bendiocarb. I declined to have this used in my house. Here is some information from sources I respect to help you decide.

http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/bendiogen.pdf

http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/ext...b-ext.html

http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factshe...09fact.pdf

I did allow some Bacillus thurengensis to be put in my water tank a few weeks ago. It causes a disease that only mosquitoes get, so the larvae do not mature.