05-21-2019, 06:19 PM
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So does rotenone only kill fish, not insects and crustaceans or other life forms in a body of water?[/quote]
Rotenone works by inhibiting the transfer of oxygen to cells. This affects any gill-breathing animals. Examples might include fish, insects, and amphibeans.
Rotenone is a naturally occuring chemical found in the roots of certain tropical and subtropical plants. The compound decomposes in sunlight, and lasts about 6 days in the environment, depending on several factors (temperature, ph, sunlight, etc.).
It is mildly toxic to humans. I know personally of one person who drank a glass of rotenone in concentrations used to treat fish (Panguitch Lake, specifically). I would not recommend doing that -- but it certainly did make a lasting impression.
https://rotenone.fisheries.org/
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So does rotenone only kill fish, not insects and crustaceans or other life forms in a body of water?[/quote]
Rotenone works by inhibiting the transfer of oxygen to cells. This affects any gill-breathing animals. Examples might include fish, insects, and amphibeans.
Rotenone is a naturally occuring chemical found in the roots of certain tropical and subtropical plants. The compound decomposes in sunlight, and lasts about 6 days in the environment, depending on several factors (temperature, ph, sunlight, etc.).
It is mildly toxic to humans. I know personally of one person who drank a glass of rotenone in concentrations used to treat fish (Panguitch Lake, specifically). I would not recommend doing that -- but it certainly did make a lasting impression.
https://rotenone.fisheries.org/
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