Hello all,

In my previous post I discussed the handling of Checkmite.

Joe Miller asked:
"What about the MSDS statement about the product being gone at the
time they are removed?  What does this mean for handling?"

Many things are considered when discussing toxicology of a substance.  However the most important is the dose.  Almost everything is toxic in excess.  If you handle one or two strips the risk is much lower than handling hundreds.  I handle the used strips the same as the new.  I use pliers to pull them from the super and place them in a sealed container.  Actually, the pliers grip the strip better than gloved fingers and facilitate removal.  I have no information contrary to the MSDS statement about the product being gone at time of removal, I just choose to treat them otherwise.  The concern I have is that someone would interpret that statement to mean it is OK to leave the strips in longer than the treatment period, assuming there is nothing left on the strip.  This is something we surely do not want to do.

-8 F wind chill; Is Spring ever gonna get here?

Ron Bogansky
Kutztown, (eastern) PA, USA


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