Re: Miraculous insecticidal chalk

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• From: K* B* D* <k*@davis.com>
• Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1998 12:26:23 -0700
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Nan Sterman wrote:

> Anyone know anything about " Miraculous Insecticidal Chalk" from China?
> Someone gave me a stick to use on my ants and the darn stuff worked great!
> The insert says that it is not toxic to humans or animals, but it doesn't
> say what it contains.  Looks just like a stick of chalk.  You simply draw a
> few lines perpendicular to an ant trail and the ants go away!  No kidding!
> I really want to know what the active ingredient is.  Can anyone help?

I do not recall the active ingredient but I beleive that there were some report
of children getting sick after exposure to this material and it is no longer
imported.

Keith

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Keith G. Benson DVM
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