Topic: Chemical help please.

[Bun]

A friend of mine is studing floristry & needs to know if these can still be bought &/or are they called something different now.
Melathion
Dimethoate
Pyrethuim
Resenethrin
Permethrin.

Thanks for your help. :)

[tim]

Sincerely hope the first two - organophosphates - are not!

Pyrethrum, Resmethrin & Permethrin probably are. Don't quote me!!

[Roy Bham UK]

Pretty sure Melathion is a banned chemical, not sure about the rest ???

[gavin]

Pyrethrum is available (from the Organic Catalogue among others!)

http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/approvals.asp?id=627 and http://www.rhs.org.uk/thegarden/pubs/garden0503/pesticides2.asp - info on recently banned chemicals.

Malathion (organophosphate or not) is still available and used to treat head-lice (the cure worse than the condition?  Banned in the garden but put it on your hair?  Scary!).

All best - Gavin

[Bun]

Thanks. :)

[NattyEm]

Gavin, really?? Wow  ??? :-\

[tim]

Gavin - it was always paraffin with us!!

And do you think that your 2 links would be useful in the Links section?? Quite important info.??