Malathion is dangerous indoors!

so i had to kill some leafhoppers in my grow. the natural stuff didn't work so i got some ortho malathion. i opened it up in a small room. it stank badly but in a couple minutes i closed the bottle. i used 2 teaspoons of this stuff mixed in 1/2 a gallon of water.

i was very careful to keep it off me and wore eye protection and was completely covered.

about an hour after spraying the plants, i felt normal but my vision got weird, like i was losing my sight in the periphery. it was all floaty.

i ran outside for a few minutes and it got better. thank you god!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i aired out the house for the rest of the day and night.

i was almost injured by my love of pot. i hate to think what would have happened if i took a nap.


i'm throwing that shit out.

i sure hope it killed the bugs.

fuck.

BE careful!

Fuck dude, glad you're ok. Thanks.

thanks.

i'm still a bit freaked out about it.

lol

Were you wearing a respirator? You probably inhaled fumes. I've sprayed houseplants before with white fly infestation but only outside.

i didn't think to get a respirator. i read the cautions that came with the product and nowhere did it say anything about using it in a well ventilated place. it didn't say anything about breathing it in so i didn't think about it.

once it happened, and i started searching - inhaling malathion - i felt pretty stupid.

what was shocking, was how little i used, and how much it affected me while sitting in a different room.

scary stuff, and the crappy news is, i think i saw one of the little fuckers flying around the grow room yesterday. i'm hoping it was a fungus gnat but i'm thinking, here we go again.

i never had bugs before i traded for a few clones. now i've been fighting the little monsters for months.

i went a month without seeing one of them. 2 weeks after putting the clones into the flower room, i saw 4 of them.


i will never bring another clone into my home without a thorough inspection.

BarnBuster said:

Were you wearing a respirator? You probably inhaled fumes. I've sprayed houseplants before with white fly infestation but only outside.

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Yeah, it doesn't take much. Any lesson learned without injury is a good one PS do you have any other house plants that you may have had outside and then brought in?

fatboyOGOF said:

i didn't think to get a respirator. i read the cautions that came with the product and nowhere did it say anything about using it in a well ventilated place. it didn't say anything about breathing it in so i didn't think about it.

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Just wrap a bandana or t shirt around your face you'll be good to go. No need on spending money on a respirator

BarnBuster said:

Yeah, it doesn't take much. Any lesson learned without injury is a good one PS do you have any other house plants that you may have had outside and then brought in?

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no house plants other than the girls. they are enough of a hassel.

ruffrider said:

Just wrap a bandana or t shirt around your face you'll be good to go. No need on spending money on a respirator

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i thought of that then thought, fuck it.

i'll be fine. lol

lesson learned for sure!

Thanks for posting information on this, sometime I find I don't really think about what I'm doing until I've done it and it's nice to be reminded to take care. I remember reading somewhere that a bit of vinegar on a bandana is as good as a respirator.

ALWAYS wear PPG when working with insecticides. These chemicals are designed to interrupt living processes. A real respirator, eye wear, double layer gloves and long sleeve and pants. Get a drop on unprotected skin OR your clothing then you stop and go get clean now!

ruffrider said:

Just wrap a bandana or t shirt around your face you'll be good to go. No need on spending money on a respirator

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Just so you all know, this will not protect you from breathing in the vapors. Hence why you should get a respirator, especially if you have to hang out/work in the sprayed area. Peace!!

Shaggn said:

Just so you all know, this will not protect you from breathing in the vapors. Hence why you should get a respirator, especially if you have to hang out/work in the sprayed area. Peace!!

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Yeah horrible advice...

ahh you must of not been around during the fruit fly introduction to build up your immune system. lol