Hi Todd, Permethrin is often used as a pesticide on camping and backpacking gear to repel mosquitos and ticks. It's generally considered safe, and is usually re-applied after washing equipment. I'd say you're fine, especially after 30 years!
Riza On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 3:57 PM Todd Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Pestlist- > > While vacuuming the underside of a rug today, I noticed the label in the > attached picture. Apparently "Perigen" is a pesticide connected to the > Bayer company, and "permethrin" is the active ingredient. I had never > heard about Perigen until today, and I am wondering if anyone on the list > is familiar with it. > > I am interested to hear anything you might have to say, but I am curious > about a few things in particular. > > 1) Are carpets/rugs treated with this material safe? > -It looks like there are a lot of warnings about storage/application of > the actual pesticide. I'm more looking to confirm the basic safety > understanding on whether it's toxic/non-toxic to visit/live in a house with > textiles treated with this material. General questions a museum should be > aware of like: "If people touch the rug, do they need to wash hands before > eating", or, "this material has been found to off-gas toxic fumes for > decades- it should definitely be removed if you find anything treated with > it". > > 2) How long does the pesticide stay "active/present" in the rug/carpet > after treatment? These rugs are about 30 years old. > > 3) The wool carpets/rugs in the house seem to be pest free after 30 > years. One could make the argument Perigen seems to be working. I'm > surprised I haven't heard much about it in IPM forums. I understand why > museums wouldn't treat collection objects with it, but I'm more curious > about institutions using it to treat pest issues in "non-art spaces" > (carpet in offices, general storage spaces, office furniture?, etc). My > guess is it's not widely used for a reason- does it have some major > downsides? Maybe it is widely used and I have just been out of the loop > until now- you learn something every day. > > Here is a link to Perigen off the Bayer website: > > https://www.environmentalscience.bayer.com.au/pest-management/products/perigen-defence-insecticide#:~:text=Perigen%20Defence%20is%20a%20residual,the%20effects%20of%20insect%20damage > . > > > If anyone has anything to say about this, I would be interested to hear > your thoughts! > > Thanks! > Todd > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMxAh%2BhSwMb7uLDEsEV1_33A6Fo%2BA6BUdVYZ4c3U6o-ay-zXkg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAMxAh%2BhSwMb7uLDEsEV1_33A6Fo%2BA6BUdVYZ4c3U6o-ay-zXkg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- *Riza Brown | Curator* New Britain Industrial Museum 59 W Main St., New Britain, CT 06051 *Preserving New Britain’s Proud History of Innovation | *nbindustrial.org cell. 860-798-8321 | email. [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAB9AhSK2B42_VEEoFDNMaZm0KsahpKg1TL_EYnRDva2X35juZw%40mail.gmail.com.
