Comments on: Is green pest control like the metric system? http://pestcemetery.com/is-green-pest-control-like-the-metric-system/ Finally a place for pests to rest Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: The Bug Doctor http://pestcemetery.com/is-green-pest-control-like-the-metric-system/comment-page-1/#comment-6799 The Bug Doctor Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:39:00 +0000 http://pestcemetery.com/?p=2635#comment-6799 Options are good and more 'tools in the box' - well that's just smart business. Well said and thought out. Thanks for commenting Options are good and more ‘tools in the box’ – well that’s just smart business.
Well said and thought out.

Thanks for commenting

]]> By: Jeff Ledford http://pestcemetery.com/is-green-pest-control-like-the-metric-system/comment-page-1/#comment-6798 Jeff Ledford Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:24:00 +0000 http://pestcemetery.com/?p=2635#comment-6798 Well, as a business owner, I am glad to see a movement toward what I guess you can call a "greener attitude" in pest control. I am not for getting rid of all things not botanical or organic. When used properly, pesticides, as we pest control professionals use, can definitely add to quality of life. But it is nice to have organic and botanical options, too. However, I will say that around 50% of my customers use me because they know that when I commit to a "green" program for them, I will respect their wishes for no synthetic pesticides (read pyrethroids, etc.). The other 50% or so don't care what I use. However, I do think the IPM mindset is a good thing. The days of the "scorched earth" service - where pesticides were sprayed all over the exterior of a home or business to kill everything in sight - should be over. There are better ways than killing off all the insects and spiders. We know, or should as pest professionals, that many insects and spiders are actually beneficial. It should be our obligation to manage pests and make as little of an impact on the other insects as possible. For me, if the insects are residing outside - where they are supposed to be - I usually leave them be, unless, of course they present an immediate danger to the humans, animals or structure. So the "green" movement is good, so long as we don't become radical extremists either for or against pesticides. Well, as a business owner, I am glad to see a movement toward what I guess you can call a “greener attitude” in pest control. I am not for getting rid of all things not botanical or organic. When used properly, pesticides, as we pest control professionals use, can definitely add to quality of life. But it is nice to have organic and botanical options, too. However, I will say that around 50% of my customers use me because they know that when I commit to a “green” program for them, I will respect their wishes for no synthetic pesticides (read pyrethroids, etc.). The other 50% or so don’t care what I use.

However, I do think the IPM mindset is a good thing. The days of the “scorched earth” service – where pesticides were sprayed all over the exterior of a home or business to kill everything in sight – should be over. There are better ways than killing off all the insects and spiders. We know, or should as pest professionals, that many insects and spiders are actually beneficial. It should be our obligation to manage pests and make as little of an impact on the other insects as possible. For me, if the insects are residing outside – where they are supposed to be – I usually leave them be, unless, of course they present an immediate danger to the humans, animals or structure.

So the “green” movement is good, so long as we don’t become radical extremists either for or against pesticides.

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