Re: Ban on Chemicals

[Guest guest]

There are so many alternatives to chemicals for pests and yard care.

I have never used pesticide in my old home and there are no pests.

Preventing access to food is main thing but then there are many non

chemical ways to control...Of course I have the mold-pest though. I

have used termite chemicals though. How does one get away from doing

that?

--- In , " carondeen " <kdeanstudios@...>

wrote:

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> I agree with the ban on chemicals-when I was in local government-I

> fought

[Guest guest]

There are laws governing poisoning the soil and house where there are

termites-but after I did so to my new house-I found out there is a

natural salt that you can powder the wood with as an alternative-I do

not know much about it but the contractor said it fullfilled the anti-

termite treatment for new construction.

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> > I agree with the ban on chemicals-when I was in local government-I

> > fought

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[Guest guest]

Thanks . I have to treat the border of my house and I am able

to buy the baiting stations, those big ones from a farm supply house

but I didn't know what kind of bait to put in them. However boric

acid doesn't kill a whole colony does it? I could have a service do

it with a guarantee. I will cost me 1k though. I don't know if

that is unusually high but I can't find anything lower than that for

the baiting stations professionally installed and maintained. It's

good to know you think this is okay. I was thinking meant

should use termite bait either.

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> I had homeguard do one of my houses for subterranean termites. I

> highly recommend them. They put out bait stations so their was no

> toxic barrier treatments. I love the bait concept with roaches and

> ant's as well because you draw them to the poison rather than spray

> them and yourself in the process.

>

> Homeguard uses boric acid for dry wood termites. They have a very

good

> guarantee on their service because the boric acid works long after

the

> application unlike tenting does.

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