What is Reddit's opinion of Ortho Orthene Fire Ant Killer1 (Twin Pack)?

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The link doesn't work for me, but I saw the preview of the image.

Reading the warnings on the back of the bottle https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ortho-0275510-Fire-Ant-Killer/dp/B071S2T4YW it says it's hazardous to people and pets, toxic to birds, and you have to be really really careful about washing after and where that water goes.

You could google the active ingredient, acephate. I found a bunch of stuff:

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>its use has been partially restricted in many countries due to its toxic intermediate product methamidophos. Long term exposure to acephate and methamidophos in non-target organisms results in severe poisonous effects, which has raised public concern and demand for the removal of these pollutants from the environment. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.02045/full

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>Acephate is a contact and systemic organophosphate insecticide registered in the U.S. in 1973 and used to control insects on field (e.g., tobacco) and food crops (e.g., beans, lettuce, bell peppers), on ornamental plants, sods and turf, in food handling establishments, residential and commercial buildings. Acephate is nonvolatile, very water soluble, has low binding to soils, and has a moderate potential for runoff into surface waters. In the environment, acephate breaks down within a few days to degradation products including methamidophos, a more toxic organophosphate insecticide. A similar conversion occurs in insects, so that acephate toxicity to insects results largely from its conversion to methamidophos.Acephate does not bioaccumulate but is acutely toxic to honey bees in the immediate post-application period (U.S. EPA, 2006). https://www.cdc.gov/biomonitoring/Acephate_BiomonitoringSummary.html

http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/acephagen.html#env
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Acephate

As a community, we probably lean towards natural solutions where possible. Googling suggests boric acid? And youtube suggests a mixture of orange oil, organic fertiliser, soap and water.

Deal link: Amazon

Deal link: Amazon