Organic products. Dangerous?

As of late, I have been visiting Garden newsgroups. If you have not gotten the chance, these groups are very very informative.

I use Outlook Express as my reader and it's much easier for me than a website with the same groups, such as Deja News.

From this group, I have been finding that some of my organic suggestions for pest control may be bad for use. For example, rotenone has possible Parkinson's disease relations so they are taking it off the market, I believe. Pyrethrins in certain chemical states are toxic. But then again so is Boric acid, but you'd have to drink a lot of it to kill yourself. But it sure does keep the roaches away. Wish it would work on the ants.

I acquired Gardens Alive's new Pyola solution for spider mite and aphid control that I was expecting to have this year. This stuff works like a dream, but if you read the Caution label, you find that you can get sick just by getting the liquid on your skin. Wearing rubber gloves is a necessity. Once dry, it's pretty harmless and breaks down extremely fast unlike synthetic chemicals which takes weeks, months, even years or longer, if they break down at all.

For more information on Toxic pest controls including organic ones, please visit http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet Do a search on a known pesticide, insecticide, fungicide, etc.

As an organic gardener, it is still better for the environment and your plants to use organic/plant derived pest control methods over synthetic factory made substances.

If you find something organic that you like that works, use it. But be mindful of the dangers and read about the product before purchasing and using. I wouldn't condone a synthetic chemical like Roundup, but if that's what you want to use, research it.

Remember, the companies that make this stuff are NOT going to tell you all the truth. They are out to make money. Period. They could tell you it tastes like honey, and you would believe them until you died tasting it. So don't depend on info from manufacturers of these products. Although, they do label their stuff fairly well with the dangers. But who should you listen to about this stuff if you can't listen to them? Find articles on people who have become sick from being around chemicals such as these for extended periods of time. Talk to environmentalists, chemists, etc.

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