The Hidden Price
of pesticide poison treatments
DID YOU KNOW?
1. Children raised in an environments where chemical pesticides are routinely applied in and around their residence are 6.5 times more likely to develop leukemia than those raised in areas in which such chemicals are not used.
2. The biggest polluters to our ocean and water table are not industrial, golf courses, or even commercial farmers but residential neighborhoods!
3. Of the 36 most commonly used chemical-base pesticides registered in the US:
- 14 are alleged carcinogens
- 15 are linked to birth defects
- 21 are linked to reproductive dysfunctions
- 24 are liked to neuro-toxicity (nerve damage)
- 22 are linked to liver and/or kidney damage
- 34 are known skin sensitizers or irritants
4. The toxic level or concentration of pesticide in an environment increases with each application
5. Some Pest Control Companies pay their termite inspectors very little to do an inspection and then pay them a commission based on the cost of the job if they call for a fumigation of your property. In some instances this may influence an inspector to lean toward recommending a tenting when a spot treatment may have been sufficient. Since we do not do tenting, our termite inspection recommendations are always fair and honest.
6. The EPA has allowed a large loop hole in labeling laws as they pertain to pesticides. The pesticide manufactures pressured the EPA to allow them not to have to disclose all their ingredients on their labels. They are allowed to list only the chemical that is being used for the "target pest" and can hide even more toxic chemicals in the "inert" part of the label. This is misleading because the label may be interpreted to mean that the 1% active ingredient is the only poison in the product. The fact that in the inert 99% there may be more toxic ingredients than what is labeled as "active". An example is pyrethrin made from Marigold flowers. Many products show this is the only active ingredient when the truth is that it is not effective without things hidden in the inactive or inert label to boost the killing power are really toxic and or carcinogenic. More Info
7. That many pesticides cause birth defects and also may alter genetics in future generations? It is worth considering how your choices today affect your children and your grandchildren in more ways than environmental damage to the earth. Surely you would not want to be the cause of having birth defects show up in your own grandchildren. More Info
8. It is questionable whether commonly used spot on treatments are safe or whether they seriously harm your pet and shorten it's life. Download more information
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