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All Creatures Great and Small
Pesticide application lawsuit
This is important if you use a pest control company. Several weeks ago, I got a call from a fellow who signed a contract with a large, national company. When the technician came to the door to treat, he wasn’t carrying a one gallon hand sprayer that most companies use. This company stopped using them. … Continue reading
Cockroaches / Pesticides
What are more dangerous, the pests or the pesticides? Let’s look at a common pest. Cockroaches are actually very beneficial as most of them live in forests where they make homes in rotting logs, leaf litter and similar areas. They are scavengers and decomposers as they get rid of decaying matter and replace it with … Continue reading
Legal pesticide issues
I am working with an attorney on a pest control / pesticide issue lawsuit. I have worked with several attorney’s in the past and may be working with another one about a massive misapplication of pesticides. I am pretty well known in NM and get a lot of calls about pest control issues and some … Continue reading
Bug Club
Fall is here and bugs will be coming in when it gets cold outside. Also, termites are active now.. If you join my Bug Club, I will do everything I can to help you control pests without using toxic pesticides. Why spray your home with pesticides for cockroaches, when you can control them with beer … Continue reading
Weed control
This is how we should be controlling weeds in public areas in my opinion. A “weed” is commonly defined as a plant growing in a place where it is not wanted. On school grounds, there is usually consensus on the weedy nature of certain plant species such as thistles, crabgrass, and puncturevine that spring up … Continue reading
Pesticide industry
This is important. The pesticide industry is very poorly regulated in New Mexico. Pesticide applicators have to have different categories on their license depending on what they are doing. There are over 18 different categories. The most common one is Structural Pests (7A). Vertebrate Pests (7B) is common as is Wood Destroying Pests (7D). Public … Continue reading
Pest Tip
Here is a PEST TIP. It covers the most dangerous pest in the country, the spray jockey pest control person. If an exterminator comes to your home and wants to spray your baseboards or anyplace without first determining if you have any pests, do not let them. A qualified pest technician will inspect your home … Continue reading
Legal pesticide issues
This is something that gets very little attention when it comes to applying pesticides and herbicides and you should know about it. We have laws in New Mexico that protect horned lizards and some songbirds. It is NM Statute § 17-2-15 and 17-2-13 2017 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 17 – Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation … Continue reading
Pest Tip
Here is a PEST TIP. It covers the most dangerous pest in the country, the spray jockey pest control person. If an exterminator comes to your home and wants to spray your baseboards or anyplace without first determining if you have any pests, do not let them. A qualified pest technician will inspect your home … Continue reading
Ants
Ants are probably the most common pest in homes everywhere in the country. There are many species that will invade homes and control measures for one species may not work for another. In NM, for instance, we have approximately 226 species of ants, more than in all of Europe, so ants are a problem in … Continue reading
Can we get sick from pesticides?
Some communities are using pesticides to control mosquitoes and it is not a good idea. We need to re-think the necessity of spraying for mosquitoes. Is it possible to get bitten by a mosquito and get sick? Sure, it is possible. It is possible to get sick when exposed to house fly feces, cockroaches … Continue reading
Hazards of Pesticides
Why do I focus on the hazards of pesticides? There are several reasons. One; pesticides are hazardous to people when they are misused and even in cases where they are properly used. The most common pesticide group used are synthetic pyrethroids and studies have found that they can cause children to develop leukemia and lymphoma … Continue reading
Spraying in the rain
I saw a pest control company spraying pesticides around a home today. The forecast is for rain tonight and it is absolutely ridiculous to spray pesticides before the rain. The pesticides will get washed into other areas and kill a lot of non-pest bugs. Birds will eat the dying bugs and they will get sick … Continue reading
International consulting
I have been consulting about non-toxic pest management across the country for many years now. I am going to expand a little, okay, maybe a lot. From now on I will help anyone with a pest problem anywhere in the world to the best of my ability as I have had recent pest questions from … Continue reading
Join the Bug Club. Offer open to anyone in the world.
I am offering my Bug Club membership and services to anyone in the world I have had people ask me how to control most pests without using pesticides. There are lots of options. Below is a short list of how some pests can be controlled without a can of Raid or an exterminator. Cockroaches (beer … Continue reading
Bed bugs, bat bugs or swallow bugs
This is not good, and, unfortunately, not uncommon in the pesticide industry. I got a message the other day from a lady who lives in the mountains. She was getting bitten by something and sent me a photo. They thought it was a bed bug. Actually it may be, but where she lives it could … Continue reading
Pest control Professionalism
Pest control professionalism! A fellow from Santa Fe called me last year and said his exterminator was going around the house and spraying his baseboard like he normally does. He said he saw a lot more pesticide coming out of the sprayer and asked the pest guy why he was spraying so much. The pest … Continue reading
Monsanto lawsuit
Here is some information that caused Monsanto to lose that major lawsuit. Other pesticide makers do the same thing. When Monsanto was on trial this year, secret documents were exposed that shed a light on how they were able to get away with selling a product that is dangerous to public health and the environment. … Continue reading
Pesticide applications
There are many improper and even illegal pesticide applications going on around the country. We need to be aware of two main issues. First, how to control pests inside and outside without using toxic pesticides as well as weeds without using toxic herbicides. Secondly, many pesticides are improperly applied in homes and around homes and … Continue reading
Never use toxic pesticides
A federal court overruled the EPA which allowed the use of chlorpyrifos after it was banned during the Obama administration. This is good. Another court found Monsanto responsible when someone got lymphoma who used Roundup which contains glyphosate. This is also good. The problem with pesticide is that they are not properly tested before … Continue reading
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