It's Ok to Spray KONK

Aerosols and the Environment.

Do Konk products harm the environment?
Konk products do not contain any CFC's or other ozone depleting substances.

Is Konk Insecticide safe?
The active ingredient in Konk is Pyrethrin, which is a natural extract from the chrysanthemum flower. Konk being a natural product goes back to a natural state and does not remain on a surface.

How safe is Konk?
Konk is one of the safest and most effective insecticides known to man. Konk is approved for use in food areas. Konk is a contact spray and not a residual. Pyrethrin may cause allergenic symptoms.

Why is Konk so effective?
Konk has a natural repellency that deters insects from entering a room in which Konk has been dispensed.

Why should we use Konk insecticide?
Flies are known to harbour over 1000 species of pathogenic organisms and transmit over 65 diseases. Not only do they carry disease, but they are annoying and interfere with our quality of living.

Is Konk Air Guard effective in the control of other insects as well as flies?
Yes, since time began the natural insecticide in the chrysanthemum flower is effective on all insects including mosquitoes, ants, cockroaches, silverfish, fleas etc.

Will Konk insecticide harm us breathing it in the air?
The American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists advise a level of 5 mg/cu metre of air is unlikely to have adverse affects on workers in the Pyrethrin industry, exposed for a working lifetime 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.

Air Guards insecticide Konk, produces a level of approximately 0.006 mg/cu metre when used in our dispenser which is 1/850 of the recommended safe level. This is hundreds of times safer than other common air pollutants such as cigarette smoke

Is it safer to spray aerosols than it is to use a Konk dispenser?
If the aerosols contain pyrethrin, then there is no question of safety, whether hand held or dispensed. However, when using a hand-held aerosol, consider the following - an average 5-10 second burst creates a pyrethrin level equivalent to the total emitted in 2 days from the Konk dispenser.

What happens to Konk insecticide when it is dispersed into the air?
A study carried out at the University of Illionis continues to prove that the pyrethrin in Konk degrade along with the other ingredients used so that there is no detectable residue found after days of use.

How does Konk Air Guard work as a deterrent?
Pyrethrins can be detected by all types of insects and it helps to keep them from entering a room where it is present. Conversely, if they are already in the room, they will attempt to leave it.

Will I have flies falling on my food when the spray is dispensed?
Flies pick up small particles of Konk floating in the air on the hairs of their bodies. This causes them to land on the wall or try to leave the area to get outside. Therefore the bodies are found around base boards or on window ledges and never just falling out of the air.

Do insects become immune to Konk?
Since time began, the chrysanthemum flower has Pyrethrins as its natural defense against insects. Because it is natures natural insecticide, insects do not develop a tolerance to it.

Can Konk be dispensed in food area such as restaurants?
Yes, Konk may be used in a food area provided all instructions on the label are followed.

Is Konk approved by government for use?
Yes.Konk is fully registered with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.