Organic Pest Control

By Joe D'Ambrozio

You want to get rid of your pest problems, but you say NO to pesticides in and around your home or business. You say to yourself, do I have to use pesticides or is there a safe and less toxic way to treat for pest?

Yes there is!

But how can you tell you are receiving less toxic and safer greener products to treat your pest problems? First you have to understand the meaning of the words used toward Green Pest Management.

Green Pest Management is not just a new name for IPM. (Integrated Pest Management), as with IPM, Green Pest Management means different things to different people. Unfortunately, several organizations are trying to convince Pest Management Professionals (PMPs) that Green Pest Management is nothing more than a new name for IPM….resisting the fast growing reality of the inevitability of Green Pest Management. As the professional industry could never agree on one definition for IPM, it is no wonder that there is confusion on a standard definition of Green Pest Management. In reality, IPM is not the same as Green Pest Management, but is a key component within it.

The foundation of Green Pest Management is the primary difference between Green Pest Management and IPM, because it is the use of “green” products as the first line of defense. If specific measures are required to get the job done, a PMP may then use conventional products with the customers’ permission and notification. Remember, Green Pest Management is about what you use and how you use it.

Green Doesn’t Mean Organic. Some firms will build their green service programs around using conventional products and call their service green. In broad terms, “Green” means environmentally-friendly products and practices. It tends to be a self-imposed marketing term with no hard-fast rules attached. Because “green” is such a vague term, companies often misuse it which leads to “greenwashing”, the perception of consumers that they are being misled regarding the environmental practices of the company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.

“Organic” means compliance with the law as written in the National Organic Program (NOP), for more information, go to www.ams.usda.gov/nop/. The Pest Management industry and consumers can expect to see more regulatory oversight involving green service programs.

So as a consumer how can you tell if a firm is really applying organics? You can ask to see the product labels, EcoSMART BOTANICALS™, a blend of plant oils, tested and proven to kill and control a broad spectrum of insects.

Product Example: EcoExempt IC2

ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
Rosemary Oil......................................................................................................................... 10.0%
Peppermint Oil...................................................................................................................... 02.0%
OTHER INGREDIENTS: Oil of Wintergreen, Mineral Oil USP, Vanillin ......... 88.0%
TOTAL....................................................................................................................................... 100.0%

• New, softer fragrance

• Provides rapid knockdown/kill and residual protection.

• Multi-purpose: For indoor, outdoor, fogging, turf and ornamental,

• On-animal and mosquito misting applications.

• Safe for use in and around sensitive accounts.

• Minimum risk pesticide.

• Safe around children and pets.

The firm EcoSmart Technologies is the first company to put real science behind botanical technology to enhance both the performance that has enable a realistic shift from synthetic to botanical pesticides in the professional market. EcoSMART’s technology is based on the natural defenses that plants and trees have used for their self protection against insects and pathogens for centuries - essential oils. Their categories of product are as follows:

EcoExempt ® Products

These versatile products qualify as “minimum-risk” under FIFRA and are exempt from Federal EPA registration. Yet they are highly effective against a broad spectrum of insect pests and their application costs are comparable to conventional pesticides. All EcoEXEMPT products work within USDA NOP (National Organic Program) guidelines.

These products have not been registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EcoSmart Technologies represents that these products qualify for exemption from registration under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.

• EPA “minimum risk” pesticides (FIFRA 25b products)

• Exempt from U.S. EPA registration

• USDA National Organic Program (NOP) compliant

• Low impact on human health

• Lowest toxicity to non-targeted organisms (birds, fish, animals)

• Low use rates

• Lowest risk of groundwater contamination • Low pest resistance potential

• Compatibility with Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices


EcoPCO® Products: are registered with the EPA and carries an EPA number.

Designated as “bio-pesticides” by the Federal EPA, EcoPCO products provide the same benefits as conventional products in terms of efficacy (knockdown/kill and residual protection), ease-of-use, application costs, indoor and outdoor applications and fragrance (unscented), but with the benefits of a botanic active ingredient.

EcoPCO products utilize new technology developed by EcoSmart that uses plant oils in place of piperonyl butoxide to synergize pyrethrum. This discovery not only provides a dual mode-of-action, but more importantly it creates PY-based products that provide residual protection comparable to conventional products.

If you really are looking to resolve your pest problems the Green way, then hire a pest control firm that applies with true USDA National Organic Program products. As a Pest Management Professional, we are constantly striving to improve our service by utilizing the latest technology available. We proudly use products from EcoSmart Technologies which contain patented blends of botanical oils that effectively targets a broad spectrum of pests…not people or pets.

Joe D’Ambrozio C.C.P.A.
Founder and President
J. D’Ambrozio Pest Management Services LLC
888-617-7378
www.jdambroziopestservices.com
Instructor at Bergen Community College
Rutgers Cooperative Extension