Hit the jackpot on bug hunting tonight...

[Nursemaia]

Yummy bugs. I have tons of mantids here but don't have the heart to feed those to my chams. Most other insects are fair game though. Katydids have been a favorite lately and with this heat bug hunting has been fruitful.

 

[Bigsky]

Some of the old insecticides such as the chlorinated hydrocarbons, DDT, chlordane, heptachlor, etc., might take a few hours to cause mortality. The newer compounds kill in minutes or at the most, an hour. The half life of these materials is measured in a few days. In other words, they don't last long in the field. Unless there is a serious insect outbreak, fields won't be sprayed. Applications are closely regulated as far as dosage, preharvest interval, and registration for specific crops.

 

[trickedoutbiker]

Some of the old insecticides such as the chlorinated hydrocarbons, DDT, chlordane, heptachlor, etc., might take a few hours to cause mortality. The newer compounds kill in minutes or at the most, an hour. The half life of these materials is measured in a few days. In other words, they don't last long in the field. Unless there is a serious insect outbreak, fields won't be sprayed. Applications are closely regulated as far as dosage, preharvest interval, and registration for specific crops.

I had no idea how pesticides these days work, thanks for all the info!

 

[chamsarecool]

I would think the odds of a lizard getting parasites that are persistent would be unbelievably low. Most of insects would probably be the intermediate host and so as soon as you quit feeding that species the chain would be broken. It's not a bad idea to do an occasional stool sample anyway. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has a lizard that tested negative for a long time and suddenly tested positive for a parasite infestation that required treatment after feeding WC bugs.