subject: Reduction Of Household Pests Goes Hand-in-hand With Good Management Skills [print this page] For many people, pest control is a daily task which they must endure. There are numerous different culprits that must be targeted like weeds, disease, rodents, and insects and all can be very disquieting for agricultural entities and non-agricultural entities alike.
There are some skills that can be used in order to manage the amount of pests they are forced to deal with, bringing them down to tolerable levels. For example there are certain times of the year when you can plant crops in order to avoid peak times for some pests, you can shape soil in order to reduce weeds and water crops at particular times so they remain dry during humid nights when disease could take hold.
If none of these natural methods work for you and your pest problem cannot be managed, the advantages of chemical pesticides might be the best answer. Currently there are several pesticides that have been quite popular in the past but will soon be, or already have been, phased out due to the EPA reviews that the law requires.
We always want to make sure that we remain knowledgeable about the latest set of mandates so that we can make the proper prescriptions for what tactics should be used to battle pest control issues. This article provides you with a partial list of products that have been removed, and a list of those still around. * Dursban or chlorpyrifos is one of the chemicals that has been phased out and retailers have been told to stop selling.
Formulators have long been restricted from selling these products directly to the home market though, so it is possible that there is not too much of this still floating around. It is important to know, however, that even though these chemicals have been phased out for sale, you are still allowed to use up any remaining chemicals you may already own.
On the other hand, borer control is a significant concern over the loss of this chemical. In the southwestern part of this state, dursban was the primary chemical used to control tree borers - one of the leading pest problems in the area.
However, the permethrin esfenvalerate chemical could help things out. Entomology professors from Colorado State University have found that products which use permethrin esfenvalerate may even be more effective than organophosphates when it comes to controlling borers and other soil control concerns. Permethrin esfenvalerate has proven to be very effective, and much less harmful than diazinon and dursban, so it should provide a sufficient means of controlling borers.
In EPA records, it is stated that diazinon will be pretty much completely phased out for almost all existent uses. The EPA mandated that by 2003, the production, formulation and sales of diazinon to retailers was to end.
Although using such products in accordance to the instructions did not pose any immediate threat. A pesticide for spider mite management on the hit list was the number one seller, kelthane.
The sale of this product for residential use has been banned and the labeling has been removed. Kelthane has been the top solution for spider mites as used on vegetables and ornamental plants for many years. When it comes to vegetables, you should think about utilizing insecticidal soaps or horticultural oils that can also be employed for ornamentals.
Lindane is another chemical solution that has been reviewed by the EPA for environmental risk or hazard. Although it is hard to determine the legal situation for Lindane.
The telling sign could be that it seems to have been pulled from stores though. It might already not be available for residential purposes.
Lindane is the top product used by most homeowners for at-home tree borer pest control. Chemicals are powerful tools that help home gardeners and commercial farmers to control pests, however, due to the risk for damage or side effects that many of these chemicals can carry, it is best to attempt to control pests using effective management techniques first before using pesticide products.
