>I used a 1% solution of permethrin against the ants in our house.  It
>worked remarkebly well.  It is the same poison that is used in flea
>powder.  Only poisonous for cold-blooded animals like insects and fish.
 
Is that the same as pyrethrum, related, different?  What is it?  Pyrethrum
was originally gotten from a mum.  A few years back a gent on the FML
lost something like 7 ferrets to that compound when too much was used by
a housemate.  The _PDR for Herbal Medicines_ tells how to treat for that
type of poisoning using gastic lavage, charcoal, and special kidney and
respiratory procedures.
[Posted in FML issue 3359]