CHAPTER 11 - The Best Control 2

minimum lethal dose of fluoride is 5 milligrams of fluoride for each kilogram of bodyweight. Fluoride toothpastessold in the U.S.A., including those marketed to children, contain this minimum lethal dose of fluoride. Each yearPoison Control gets thousands of reports related to excessive ingestion of fluoride. Early symptoms of acutetoxicity, e.g., gastrointestinal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excess salivation, fever, can be produced at dosesas low as 0.1 to 0.3 mg/kg. A dose as low as 5 mg/kg may be fatal for some children. This means the ingestoionof a tube can kill the average 9-year-old child and half a tube can kill a 2-year-old child. The number of ingestedfluoride supplements with vitamins necessary to kill a 2-year-old is 60 tablets and 90 tablets could kill a 5-year-old.Concentrated fluoride treatments from a dentist can be used to kill rodents when mixed in a bait. That is whyit was so dangerous when we used 1080; not only could it kill by ingestion, there was no antidote and inhaledfluoride is implicated in acute respiratory failure. Grand Rapids, Michigan was the first city to add fluoride tothe drinking water. NOTE: When the fumigant sulfuryl fluoride breaks down it forms fluoride in the soil, in yourhome or on your food.Fly Paper - Make your own: Mix ¼ c. syrup, 1 T. granulated sugar and 1 T. brown sugar in a bowl. Cut stripsof brown kraft paper and soak them in this mixture. Let dry overnight. Put a small hole in the top and hang thestrips wherever you see flies.Fly Swatters - Often the best and safest way to control a fly or individual. The main line of defense in any Pestisafe® tool box; you can whack many pests including pets and kids with a (clean) fly swatter.Fly Tapes - An old reliable way to control a lot of flies (or bats or fleas); can now be purchased in many differentforms/shapes. Some have “flies” imprinted on them, or are now in “color” to increase their initial acceptance asa “safe” resting place.Fly Traps - http://www.catchmaster.com/ and Safe Solutions Fly Traps, http://www.safesolutionsinc.com.Foam - Aerosol foam cans or better yet guns quickly caulk; fill; seal voids, cracks, crevices; around pipes, doors,and/or windows excluding many spiders, mites, insects and mammals and/or making many habitats inaccessibleor unusable. When injected into carpenter ant, bee or hornet nests, foam insulation will quickly “encapsulate”them all and turn them into instant “fossils”.Foil - Foils can be used to repel insects. Foil potato chip bags can be taped open on a wall and cockroacheswill climb into the bag but will be unable to climb out.Folic Acid - helps prevent birth defects (especially of the spinal cord), heart disease and osteoporosis in adults.Pesticides are a folic acid antagonist.Food-grade DE - This pure diatomaceous earth product from Safe Solutions, Inc. contains less than ½% silicaand is used to stop flour from caking and is what the Author recommends to kill insects, e.g., ear mites. Addingit to animal feed increases flow and decreases mold, stops insect damage, prevents maggots and increasesdigestibility of the feed and, thereby, increases food production.Formaldehyde - causes schizophrenic-type condition. See Notes in Chapter 13 and Aspartame.Formula 409 - can be used as a spray to kill insects almost immediately.Four (4) Thieves Oil - can be used as an insect repellent.Fragrance and Herbs - Place tansy near your kitchen door or where flies tend to cluster. Other repellentsinclude oil of cloves and mint springs. Set a sponge in a saucer and soak it with oil of lavender to repel flies.A pot of basil set on a window sill or table will help reduce the number of flies in the room. Mix ½ pound rosemary,½ pound mint, ¼ pound thyme, ¼ pound ginseng and 2 tablespoons cloves and put in cheesecloth bagsto be used as a sachet, or sachets of any of the following: dried lemon peels, dried lavender, bay leaves, wholecloves, cedar chips, dried rosemary and mint or whole peppercorns will repel fabric pests. Rub citronella oilon exposed areas or burn citronella candles to repel mosquitoes. Dried or fresh marigolds repel insects too.Pennyroyal, rubbed on the skin, tansy planted near a door, or basil plants will repel mosquitoes. Eucalyptus,rosemary, citronella, pennyroyal, garlic on pets to keep fleas off. Try bayberry leaves as a flea repellent on cats.394