Evergreen Pest Control for do it yourself non-toxic Carpenter Ant eradication

Why non-toxic??

Pesticides pose a serious and often underestimated threat to human health and the environment.

"Many studies published in prestigious, peer-reviewed medical and epidemiological journals and reports point to strong associations between chemical pesticides and serious health consequences, including--and I'll just read this list briefly--endocrine disruption and fertility problems, birth defects, brain tumors and brain cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, childhood leukemia, cancer clusters in communities, gastric or stomach cancer, learning disabilities, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, canine malignant lymphoma, and various acute effects."
Dr. Merryl Hammond

In addition, Dr. Kelly Martin, M.D. of Cape Canadian Alliance of Physicians for the Environment stated:

“Current legislation does not require that pesticide solutions be tested, only their ‘active ingredients’ are subject to scrutiny. Studies have found that many of the 'inert' components are often more toxic than the active ingredient. This says little, therefore of the overall toxicity of a solution. It must also be noted that little has been done to assess the cumulative effects of multiple pesticide exposure.

Many common pesticides used in the home and garden pose significant human health risks. Furthermore, a recent study by the Ontario College of Family Physicians states that “Canadian children face 'undeniable risks' from exposure to pesticides. Children, because of their physiology and behavior, are exposed to greater quantities of pesticides than adults, and are more vulnerable to their toxic effects. A National Cancer Institute survey in the US indicated that children are six times more likely to get childhood leukemia when pesticides are used in the home and garden.”

When we face a problem like a bug infestation with the mindset of trying to kill, we a) encourage a “fight – back“ reaction from the ”enemy”, b) we become quite limited in our ability to find good solutions and c) what comes around goes around and by trying to kill something else we end up hurting ourselves in the process. For example, look at what antibiotics have created: super bugs in hospitals that are immune to all drugs. The same is true for cockroaches. It takes them just couple of years of exposure to develop resistance against pesticides. We clearly need a different approach in managing our pest problems. (And other conflicts as well.)

If evil is branded it thinks of weapons,
And if we do it the favor of fighting against it blow for blow
We lose in the end because thus we ourselves get entangled in hatred and passion.
Therefore it is important to begin at home, to be on our guard in our own persons against faults we have branded.
In this way, finding no opponent, the sharp edges of the weapons of evil become dulled.
For the same reason, we should not combat our own faults directly. As long as we wrestle with them, they continue to be victorious.
Finally, the best way to combat evil is to make energetic progress in the good.

I Ching

Insects have a place and function in the eco-system. They, like every sentient being, want to live. Therefore, directly fighting them with toxic materials (pesticides) is in the long term counter-productive. Methods like exclusion, trapping, baiting and modification of environment will bring lasting results. Example: If a house was well built and had no water damage, there would be no carpenter ant invasion. Period. However, as our building materials have become cheaper and thinner, the chances of water damage go up and so goes the risk of carpenter ant infestation. Home additions with their low slope roofs (ice back up) and thin vinyl siding are prime candidates.

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