Sprayed? NEED HELP ASAP!?

Ok, i have a lilac tree in my backyard and my city sprays for mosquitos every year, they didn't spray this year yet, but would the chemicals be in/on from last year?





I really need to know this before giving the branch of lilacs to my pets.

Sprayed? NEED HELP ASAP!?
it should be a non issue for the pets..I use a similar product in my mosquito control, probably considered a bit harsher than sumithrin (anvil) and have never heard of any issues with larger animals, even when newly hatched birds in the nest get sprayed.
Reply:It's unlikely that enough insecticide remains in the tree from a year ago to be harmful.





Most modern insecticides break down in far less than a year, but to be sure, you'd need to find out what they sprayed that year, and from there you can look up its persistence or "half-life" as they often say (the point in time where the substance has half the lethal capacity)





Also, you didn't say what your pets will likely do with this branch of lilacs. But for sure if they aren't going to eat it, there's no risk - if there was, you'd have heard about pets being affected from going out into yards that have just been sprayed.
Reply:you need to find out what kind of lilac it is, first of all, since some species are toxic.





but either way, i would not give it to your pets. you never know what could be on it, and without knowing WHAT the chemical was the city used your guess would be as good as mine.



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