Green Eco Friendly Pest Control
Posted by easy eco blog
Almost everyone has to deal with pests. Whether indoor or outdoors, we need to think about eco friendly alternatives to toxic pesticides.
Our Water Our World has a great free guide to Healthy Home and Garden. It was funded by California’s State Water Resources Control Board.
Some key items I learned from this book:
1) Try to use INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) to control pests. “With IPM, the focus is on preventing pest problems through healthy gardening practices and avoiding the use of chemicals when they are not really needed”
2) Many pesticides are very toxic to our water supplies. Less-toxic chemicals include borates or boric acid, diatomaceous earth (DE), insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils. Diatomaceous earth absorbs the waxy layer of insects causing them to dry out and die. Put it under wood piles, stones, and other hiding area. Mix it with water to make a barrier around the home.
3) How to control weeds without chemicals
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- Winter Green Pest Control – Ants, Organic Pesticides
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- Scotts Miracle Gro EcoSense Eco Friendly Green Gardening Products
- Eco Friendly Hair Lice Treatment
- Orange Oil Termite Pest Control – XT-2000 Orange Oil
Filed under: Easy, Effort, Environment, Green, Home, Indoor Air Quality, Pollution, Water | Tags: Pesticides, Pests
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December 11th, 2009 at 10:51 am
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