Green Eco Friendly Pest Control

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”

Ask a Master gardener like the ones at UC Davis.

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

Be sure to read our article Green Termite Pest Control

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Posted on October 22nd, 2009
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