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This is a shame and a major health issue that people should be aware of.In a small random study his laboratory performed, Raber said more than 35 percent of marijuana failed pesticide tests.
really, just shut it down and clean it up if ya's run into unwanted pests. when u begin again, change your clothes before entering grow rooms, maintain clean grow rooms, and no pets. i also prefer growing from seeds. green house and outdoor growers...hmm, don't know.Mary Ellen Jerkavich, executive director of the Humboldt Patient Resource Center, said she believes marijuana is inherently a safe product, but is being turned into something decidedly unsafe by growers looking to maximize profits or save their crops by any means necessary when spider mites or other pests strike.
Stay away from azamax, azatrol, aza-sol and other 'organic' products that use Azadirachtin.
I have a long blog post about it but I'm not allowed to link it here. *shrug* Not going to type it again. You'll see more news about azadirachtin as legal cannabis brings it to more people.
Keep it Clean!
Not sure why you get negative rep for spreading this info TCG. This is very important stuff. Here is a toxicology report for Azadirachtin: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/a?dbs+hsdb:@term+@DOCNO+7372
"/SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS/ Neem seed oil produced occasional diarrhea, nausea, and general discomfort when given orally as an anthelmintic."
"13, including 2 fatal, poisoning cases due to neem seed (margosa) oil, a traditional remedy in India and Malaysia, /were reported/. Five to ten milliliters of the oil given orally to children against minor ailments caused vomiting, drowsiness, tachypnea with acidotic respiration, and polymorphonuclear leukocytosis, and encephalopathy developed within hours of ingestion"
Emergency rooms are not going to be full of neem ingestion sufferer's
Pesticide Toxicology and International Regulation
edited by Dr Timothy T. Marrs, Bryan Ballantyne page 184.
"However, no unacceptable adverse effects on human health are likely from the use of registered neem products as insecticides or repellents."