To clarify, I know that the micro-doses used in home pesticide spray cans and powders are too little to harm a human when ingested. What I’ve been wondering is about other modes of transport. Could you get the residue in your eye if you handle a treated surface that’s dry and touch your eyes directly after? and could that be a problem?
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Insects have a much more fragile nervous system than mammals. They’re also very, very small in comparison to a human.
Many plant compounds that humans find useful or tasty (such as caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, menthol, and a whole host of other alkaloids) were evolved by plants as defense against insects.
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