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Pesticide concerns
Topic Started: Jan 24 2009, 09:08 PM (254 Views)
Noctua	Jan 24 2009, 09:08 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 239 Group: Full Members Member #2,930 Joined: November 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types One male Pacific, one female Pacific What colours Green lucida, I think Other Birds ? Nope I live in Colorado, USA My name is Kristin	Hey all. So, apparently there's a bug issue in my apartment building and they'll be spraying next week. Aside from the huge inconvenience of moving food/dishes/etc. and having to wash everything a lot afterward, I'm obviously concerned about my birds. I'm planning on bringing them over to my parents' house for the day (the treatment is scheduled for the morning), and the instructions they left say that birds should be removed from the area for 2 hours, but I was wondering if anyone has experience with this and if two hours is really enough time. Obviously, this is a treatment intended for use in human living space, so I'm sure it's not THE MOST potent stuff out there, but I'd rather hear from someone that's had to deal with this before. :question:



kevinp	Jan 24 2009, 09:12 PM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 6,047 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Andy will be able to answer this question when he comes on as this is the dort of thing he does I believe



LauraR	Jan 24 2009, 09:17 PM Post #3
Staff Member Posts: 4,891 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	Andy will be back later today and I'll tell him about your question, Kristin. He'll be able to tell you what to do. :)



Noctua	Jan 24 2009, 09:25 PM Post #4
Member Posts: 239 Group: Full Members Member #2,930 Joined: November 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types One male Pacific, one female Pacific What colours Green lucida, I think Other Birds ? Nope I live in Colorado, USA My name is Kristin	Thanks Kev and Laura. There's no rush, as the treatment isn't until Wednesday.



theexbrit	Jan 25 2009, 12:59 AM Post #5
Co Admin Posts: 3,547 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	Noctua Jan 24 2009, 09:08 PM Obviously, this is a treatment intended for use in human living space, so I'm sure it's not THE MOST potent stuff out there, but I'd rather hear from someone that's had to deal with this before. :question: If you knew what they used on human food & around buildings etc, you'd move to Iceland! :lol: :lol: It depends on what they're using & what they're treating for. Also, where are they treating? You have a right to know all the details & access to MSDS sheets, labels, etc. I would be very careful, if you can, leave them at your parents overnight. Birds are just soooooo sensitive :scared:



stacyndave03	Jan 25 2009, 04:17 AM Post #6
Advanced Member Posts: 524 Group: Full Members Member #2,943 Joined: November 29, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) What colours Green Other Birds ? Yes, 4 budgies I live in Denver, CO My name is Dave	Angry Sile That stinks! I'd probably leave them overnight to be sure too. Best to be on the safe side. Can they stay here and play with Kairi? :lol:



Noctua	Jan 25 2009, 08:04 AM Post #7
Member Posts: 239 Group: Full Members Member #2,930 Joined: November 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types One male Pacific, one female Pacific What colours Green lucida, I think Other Birds ? Nope I live in Colorado, USA My name is Kristin	theexbrit Jan 25 2009, 12:59 AM Noctua Jan 24 2009, 09:08 PM Obviously, this is a treatment intended for use in human living space, so I'm sure it's not THE MOST potent stuff out there, but I'd rather hear from someone that's had to deal with this before. :question: If you knew what they used on human food & around buildings etc, you'd move to Iceland! :lol: :lol: It depends on what they're using & what they're treating for. Also, where are they treating? You have a right to know all the details & access to MSDS sheets, labels, etc. I would be very careful, if you can, leave them at your parents overnight. Birds are just soooooo sensitive :scared: Thanks for the input Andy. They'll be treating for insects, they aren't more specific than that. I'll stop by the front office on Monday to see if they have the data sheets on hand. The spraying will be around all of the walls, if I understand correctly. They instructed to leave foods and dishes, etc. covered in the middle of the room.... which seems really insufficient to me, so I'll have a LOT of washing to do on Thursday. I'll be house-sitting for my folks this weekend, maybe the fids will just have an extended stay. Inconvenient, but it's best to be safe. :scared: Dave, I'm not sure they play well with others! They're like miniature Godzillas when they get going, and sweet little Kairi might not be ready for their kind of "play"!! hide hide



bonnie	Jan 25 2009, 12:33 PM Post #8
Co Admin Posts: 14,044 Group: Co Admin Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	Yes it's better to be safe than sorry if your not sure what there using :)



BUUZBEE	Jan 25 2009, 06:31 PM Post #9
www.conurecrazy.com Posts: 5,348 Group: Full Members Member #7 Joined: October 19, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Blues Other Birds ? 3 Conures, 2 Turq's, 2 Bourks, 35+ Budgies, bourks & turq's I live in Sunny So Cal My name is Anna	It sounds like what they did when I was in my first apartment... they sprayed like this for roaches. We had to empty the cupboards, putting everything in the middle of the room & cover it. they told us the same thing, come back in a couple of hours... I took my cat (no birds at the time) and left overnight. then came the next day to scrub everything down... yuck!



bonnie	Jan 25 2009, 07:21 PM Post #10
Co Admin Posts: 14,044 Group: Co Admin Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	EWWWW roaches eek eek eek eek I would never want those nasty things in my home eek eek



theexbrit	Jan 25 2009, 08:06 PM Post #11
Co Admin Posts: 3,547 Group: Co Admin Member #74 Joined: March 20, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Green, pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures - Crimson Bellied & Green Cheeked I live in So. California My name is Andy	I would be very careful here, these guys are obviously amateurs, the only reason to vacate the property is if they're "fogging" & if this is what they're doing then you don't need to put dishes, etc, under cover as they should be fogging with a non-residual drats :scared: :scared: If they're using a residual (which would be the only reason to cover everything) they shouldn't be "space treating" with it tuttut , it should be crack & crevice only :question: Of course, this is based on the California laws that my company has to follow, it's probably way different in Colorado. They have to have a "target pest" & you have a legal right to know what chemicals they will be using. These guys are using very old fashioned methods that would never be allowed in California, & to be honest, with the modern materials, the old methods don't work.



BUUZBEE	Jan 25 2009, 09:52 PM Post #12
www.conurecrazy.com Posts: 5,348 Group: Full Members Member #7 Joined: October 19, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Pacifics What colours Blues Other Birds ? 3 Conures, 2 Turq's, 2 Bourks, 35+ Budgies, bourks & turq's I live in Sunny So Cal My name is Anna	you got that right bonnie... i didn't stay there long, and to this day have a major phobia of them! it was right outta high school, working 2 jobs and getting my education... once i could afford better, there was smoke under my feet as i ran from the place.



Gardengail	Jan 26 2009, 12:43 PM Post #13
Staff Member Posts: 12,746 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	Have you ever seen some of the bugs in Florida? They make a cockroach look like an ant! LOL! eek



stacyndave03	Jan 27 2009, 07:21 AM Post #14
Advanced Member Posts: 524 Group: Full Members Member #2,943 Joined: November 29, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) What colours Green Other Birds ? Yes, 4 budgies I live in Denver, CO My name is Dave	Gardengail Jan 26 2009, 12:43 PM Have you ever seen some of the bugs in Florida? They make a cockroach look like an ant! LOL! eek lol, getting harder to find any of those around my home town now with them pretty much paving the state for new housing developments. hide



Noctua	Jan 27 2009, 10:52 PM Post #15
Member Posts: 239 Group: Full Members Member #2,930 Joined: November 8, 2008 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types One male Pacific, one female Pacific What colours Green lucida, I think Other Birds ? Nope I live in Colorado, USA My name is Kristin	I haven't had a chance to check in with the main office yet. Frankly, I have no idea what pest would be enough of a problem in January in *Colorado* to do a spraying. The notice didn't actually say that people had to vacate the place unless they have a breathing condition, otherwise they made note that pets (especially birds) should be removed for two hours. I'm going to go ahead and leave the fids (and all of their food/accessories) at my folks' place for the night, I'll head back to the apartment and do some serious cleaning while they're away. It's going to be a huge pain moving all of my food/dishes into the middle of the room though. Ugh.



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