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Accidentally used fly spray near herbs

sicklefinger
9 years ago

I had my kitchen window open late last night and about 10+ flies came in and starting hanging about on the ceiling (I think they were from the open window anyway - don't normally see that many). They wouldn't move from the ceiling, they just sort of jumped around on the wall near the ceiling so my only available option was to get out the very rarely used fly spray.

Unfortunately I forgot about my indoor herb garden and it was only after i gave a few sprays that i thought about it harming the plants. I think the falling fly spray droplets could have made contact with some of my herbs. Do you think that my herbs and container are contaminated now and unsafe to use, even with washing?

This is the brand of spray used: http://www.scjohnson.co.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=5885 It contains tetramethrin and permethrin as well as some perfume and some petroleum distillates.

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