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Sometimes a benign or useful insect may blunder into an area that's just been lavishly dosed with insecticide.
The new BorgCo bug kill system allows the purchaser to also acquire a small spraycan of a fast-acting antidote.
Thus, should a bee, spider or ladybird get caught in the fallout, it is
within the power of the sprayer to rescue them from serious harm at the press of a button.
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Excellent but, psst, you forgot to explain how the
antidote works. |
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The way I understand it (which may be not at all..) most insecticides are acetylcholinesterase blocking chemicals (basically nerve gas for insects). So perhaps Atropine would be the preferred antidote? |
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Not sure we want to make spraycans of atropine available to the general public... |
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...Does this rag smell like belladonna to you? |
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//Excellent but, psst, you forgot to explain how the
antidote works.// |
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But that's how it works: "Pssssst." |
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[AusCan], if I did but have a hat, I would doff it to
you. |
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// you forgot to explain how the antidote works // |
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Most insecticides for domestic use are synergised pyrethrins. |
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Quite simply, the antidote is a carefully engineered pyrethrin antagonist, such that the original chemical is non-toxic and the breakdown products of the reaction between the antidote and the pyrethrin are also benign. |
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Small amounts of atropine and other beneficial compounds such as pralidoxime chloride, amyl nitrate and an number of proprietary molecu;es are included in the blend. |
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As far as I know, neither molecules nor earthly insects have either colons or semicolons. |
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That may be true but mosquitoes and wasps are still
aggressive, biting arseholes. |
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//still aggressive, biting arseholes// |
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Wear trousers mate. That foils 'em. |
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