What is the Formula Used to Kill Termites in the 60's and Now Banned by the EPA?

October 24, 2005 | Self

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

A friend has asked me to ask you all to "find information on the old formula which was used back in the 60’s for treating a house for termites etc. which the environmentalists stopped the pest control people from using ……………. It had diazamine or something like that in it…….2 chemicals is all it was…"

Anyone know anything about this that can help?

Thank you in advance.

[smonk]

kills bugs dead

[Last Dakotan]

Ask Tom Delay.

[coloradan]

That's for (or, rather, against) mosquitos.

[Gaffer]

Well, of course!!! You need the AK to drill the holes to pour down the Chlordane.....totally logical.....

[OSHA]

We do not know what it tastes like

LOL

[rlmorel]

"DING DING DING! What do we have for her, Johnny?"

[AmericaUnited]

Napalm?...

[Fiddlstix]

Chlordane

[dead]

I think Chlordane is correct.

My father spent a large part of his career evaluating death claims for Metropolitan Life Insurance. He was constantly warning us about the billions of stupid ways you could kill yourself or somebody else, because he had seen it all.

There was this woman, obviously not too bright, who kept her termite poison in an old whiskey bottle. One night, she had guests in her home, one of whom found the deadly whiskey bottle when she wasn't looking.

He opened the bottle, said to the other guests, "Cheers" and took a big swig from the bottle and swallowed.

He grimaced, look at the hostess and said, "What did I just drink?!" then dropped to the floor, dead.

Powerful poison, that stuff. It killed termites and guys who drink booze straight from the bottle.

[yarddog]

An exterminator told me that you could pour diesel fuel around the edges of the house, enough that it soaks in.

[vrwinger]

Doogle, work on your delivery...

A Termite walks into a bar as asks, "Hey, is the bar tender here?" *rim shot*

See? Much funnier....

[MineralMan]

a"What are the two chemicals used to make that? Do you know? "

Huh? How about you tell us why you want to know that information. I'm not giving any instructions on making any pesticides online without knowing why someone wants to know.

Further, Google is your friend.

[ncountylee]

I was stopped coming back from TJ with a 2 lb box of Chlordane, the inspector asked if was for personal use, when I said yes he let me keep it and commented "sure works."

[Beaker]

Chlrodane is chlordane. It's an oraganochloride, and it's chemical formula is C10H8Cl8. The structure looks like a pentane ring that's been bonded to a chair structure of a cyclopentane. The Cl groups hang off of the carbons.

[fireforeffect]

Chlordane and Heptachlor.

Both made by Velsicol.

Diazinon is for outdoor use ONLY. Only idiots use it indoors. Very bad health effects. Long term, permanent health effects. It is both an inhalant and a contact poison. It attacks the central nervous system.

Always read the product labels and do an extensive web search before you self apply a chemical inside your house. If it is listed for outdoor use only, do not use indoors!

End professional rant.

Heptaclor and Chlordane were both very effective and persistent. My dad's house was treated (the soil under the foundation actually) when it was built in 1962 and has never had termites.

[Doogle]

OK OK...this guy walks into a bar with jumper cables wrapped around his neck, and the bartender says,"look buddy,don't start nothing here"

Doogle

[kjam22]

I thought it was a mix of powder chlorine and hydrochloric acid. :) 8 oz of chlorine then stir in 2 cups of acid.

[Beaker]

oraganochloride,=organochloride

[pipecorp]

I thought Chlor Dane was an actress?

[headsonpikes]

Let's try the with-punchlines-only method to speed things up!

"Why the long face?"

/rimshot