We have all heard the tales about how even nuclear war cannot kill cockroaches – so what hope is there for little ol’ you to do what a hurricane of nukes cannot? You have laid the store-bought cockroach bait, busted out the cockroach spray, and done everything under the sun to avoid having to call [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, August 30, 2013) Months after Central American health ministries issued a joint declaration citing kidney disease as a top public health priority, the World Bank just approved a new loan to expand sugar cane plantations in Nicaragua. The Bank’s loan represents renewed support for an industry whose workers have been devastated by the [...]
Got fleas? That’s no fun. Fleas are vile organisms with a penchant for piercing skin and sucking blood. The little vampires come in forms that go after cats, dogs, humans, and birds. Fleas live all over the world, so don’t go thinking fleas can’t happen to you! Fleas like dark, damp areas – and let’s [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, August 29, 2013) A federal lawsuit was filed on Tuesday to stop the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops and restrict the widespread use of pesticides in national wildlife refuges in the Midwest Region. The lawsuit seeks to enforce the legal requirement that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which operates the refuges, conducts [...]
Show me a cockroach and I will show you a dozen store-bought cockroach bait products that will fail in the quest to solve the eternal question of how to kill cockroaches. Sure, the store-bought traps will snag a few critters and give you a bit of an easier mind, but they have all lost the [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, August 28, 2013) Industry giant, Syngenta, has filed a legal challenge to the European Union’s suspension of one of its insecticides, thiamethoxam, linked to the decline in bee populations that has been observed in Europe and the rest of the world. Thiamethoxam, a neonicotinoid and active ingredient in Syngenta’s Cruiser seed treatments, is [...]
By using a DIY mosquito control system from your online pest control source, you can almost eliminate the mosquito population in your yard. To more fully protect you from those annoying bites that can lead to itching or even disease, you can take some extra safeguards.
(Beyond Pesticides, August 27, 2013) A new study by scientists at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources is shedding light on the persistence of nanopesticides in our food. Researchers focused their attention on silver nanoparticles (nanosilver), a substance that has been linked to environmental harm, bacterial resistance, and not fully [...]
We often get questions about using a natural spider killer. With children and pets around, it is important to keep them safe from harmful chemicals – but it is also important to keep them protected from potentially harmful spiders. The brown recluse and the Black Widow can both cause significant harm to humans, cats, and [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, August 26, 2013) A recent study presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other Tick-Borne Diseases in Boston finds that spraying lawns with the insecticide bifenthrin does not reduce the incidence of tick-borne diseases. The study could have important policy implications for [...]
Spider spray is a great and cost-effective solution for those who feel spiders are better not seen and not heard. You do not need to break the bank to fight spiders like a pest control professional and you do not need to rely on merely killing the spiders you can see. For years, DIY pest [...]
Fleas are notoriously prolific breeders, and what starts as a seemingly small problem can seem to explode into a full-blown invasion overnight. Get rid of fleas on the first try This is why you want to get rid of fleas completely right from the start. If you don’t do it right the first time and [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, August 22, 2013) After four years of relying on non-toxic mechanical controls to clear weeds on rights-of-way across Cape Cod, the Massachusetts-based power company NStar announced that it will begin using herbicides again this fall. All 15 Cape Cod towns have signed a no-spray resolution in 2011 and 2013, requesting NStar to use [...]
They may be among the smallest of pests, but fleas can seem like a big challenge, if you’re trying to get rid of them Flea control may be easier than you think Most people panic at the first sign of fleas, fearing it will be a huge ordeal to try and banish these pests. And [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, August 21, 2013) Suffolk County, New York, Legislator Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk) introduced a bill on July 30, 2013 to establish strict guidelines for the use of methoprene within estuaries in Suffolk County. Methoprene, an insect growth regulator, is commonly used in mosquito control programs, but is highly toxic to estuarine invertebrates, including crabs [...]
Need an effective way to kill an entire population of roaches quickly and easily? Roach bait may be just the solution you need. How roach bait solves your problem fast Roach bait gel is a very effective way to conquer a roach infestation. For one thing, the gel is easy to apply in cracks and [...]
(Beyond Pesticides, August 20, 2013) In a victory for consumers and Willamette Valley’s $50 million vegetable seed industry, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed HB 2427 last week, banning the commercial production of canola in the region until at least 2019. Supporters of the law assert that the moratorium is necessary to maintain the integrity of [...]
Insects of any type tend to be very unpopular. But even among that category, roaches are probably in a class of their own. Roach control keeps disgusting pests away Roaches are one of the most dreaded of all insect varieties. If you are unlucky enough to spot one, you want of course want to take [...]