Non toxic pest control cannot be accomplished with pesticides, whether those toxins are chemical or natural. All pesticides are toxic, they cannot be made non toxic. Any product with the greek word “cide” attached to the end is dangerous! It may not present extreme danger, but it does imply at least that something is intended to die as a result of it’s use. They are not non toxic pest control!

This is true of both commercial chemicals, and the so called “non toxic”, botanical pesticides. They are all intended to kill something, and in the wrong situation, at the wrong time, they can all be dangerous to human beings. Nerve damage that results from pyretherins such as ground chrysanthemums, is just as permanent as nerve damage done by synthetic pyretheroids. Non toxic pest control should be, well, non toxic.

There is a way to accomplish non toxic pest control, without the use of any toxins of any type, and really, without any sprays, powders, granules, mists, or compounds of any type. This Type of pest control is accomplished through understanding the nature of pests, and dealing with them accordingly by altering the environment.

These environmental alterations include such things as mechanical controls like removal, (mowing weeds before they reach seeding stage) and exclusion, (sealing doors, windows, plumbing). It may involve the introduction of native species to control pest problems, which would be considered a biological control, and changing the makeup of the plant life in an area to bring it in line with a more native habitat for the same reason.

This non toxic form of pest control should be the basis for any sound integrated pest management program, and is the best place to start in any home program. The pest control program is simply, pest prevention. This site is dedicated to pest prevention and it’s use as the primary method of non toxic pest control.

We are not opposed to the use of pest control products. The judicious use of these products may be needed, but, with good pest prevention practices, are needed far less, and far less often.