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Archive for the ‘Organic Lawn & Garden’ Category
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
Wondercide is excited attend this educational OBHA conference with keynote speaker Paul Tukey: March 9, 2010
8:30am – 9:00am: Carl Masterson – Houston-Galveston Area Council. Regional Program Coordinator for Community and Environmental Planning. Carl will discuss the federal and state regulations in place regarding fertilizer & pesticide run off issues. Also discussed will be how water conservation is now viewed and what legislation may be proposed. What are the potential impacts for the landscape industry?
9:00am – 9:30am: Bill Wyatt – Owner Grace Outdoors, an Organic Landscape Care Company. We live in a simply amazing world. Imagine if you could multiply your effectiveness in lawn care by partnering with nature in instead of trying to control it. During this session Bill will discuss the ins and outs and the whys of using Compost Tea.
9:30am – 10am: Mike Serant – Owner San Jacinto Environmental. For 24 years in Houston, Mike has been an Organic product supplier and advocate of Organic turf management. Mike will give his ideas on how to run successful Organic turf programs in the Houston area.
10am – 12:30pm: Paul Tukey – Author of the Organic Turfgrass Manual, Executive Director of www.safelawns.org and Executive Producer of the nationally acclaimed movie ‘A Chemical Reaction’ and former owner of one of Maine’s largest lawn care company. Paul, an accomplished speaker and noted national Organic turf consultant, will give a comprehensive presentation outlining the Organic approach to managing residential and commercial turfgrass. Paul will explain the science, programs, reasons, economics and the business behind the process while including topics of soil fertility and control of weeds, insects and diseases. Participants will be well prepared to transition their conventional turfgrass business to an Organic one or to be able to develop an Organic turfgrass business from the ground up.
For a complete list of events, go to OBHA website: http://www.ohbaonline.org/
OHBA, a committee of Urban Harvest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the education & improvement of the landscape industry in the metro Houston area
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
The Wondercide crew is headed to eco-friendly Austin this weekend (Jan 29th-31st) for the 12th Annual Austin Spring Home & Garden Show taking place at the Austin Convention Center. Catch up with Wondercide at this fantastic event where you can receive show specials, chat with the Wonder-workers, and go home feeling good & “GREEN”.
The Home & Garden show will showcase numerous exhibitors, green technologies, and new ideas for a more Eco-conscious you! There will even be a Bird of Prey Demonstration given by “Last Chance Forever”. By visiting 12th Annual Austin Spring Home & Garden Showyou can find the schedule of events and show hours, see show features, and receive a free $1.00 off coupon to get into the event! The Celebrity guest is Jason Cameron from DIY Networks “Man Caves”.
Wondercide is excited to participate in this local Austin event for the 2nd consecutive year as a GoTexan Member. In 2009, Wondercide left the 11th Annual show having sold out of almost every product they brought, leaving them with a warm heart for the folks in Austin. This year they will have t-shirt giveaways, cool canvas totes, product discounts, FREE shipping coupons, and loads of advice for using green, organic pesticide! Stop by booth #1729 located in the Go TEXAN pavilion to learn about natural flea control, deet free mosquito repellent, and purchase Wondercide products at reduced prices to start your spring off right, pest & worry free. See you there!
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
As we get ready for Spring, we thought it would be helpful to give you some basics on organic gardening, green pest control, and beneficial insects. Here is one we get all the time…
What is a beneficial insect?
Beneficial insects are natural enemies of yard and garden pests. They control the “bad bugs” (ants, aphids, etc.) and are known as biological control to organic gardeners. Examples of “beneficials”, as they are commonly referred to, are lady bugs, butterflies, bees, nematodes, etc. Broad spectrum conventional pesticides not only kill the “bad bugs,” they kill the “good bugs” too. Another reason to promote beneficial insects by using chemical free Wondercide is that insects have developed unquestionable pesticide resistance. Some insects have become so resilient to pesticides that they are now able to metabolize the poison and use it as food. “Although chemical insecticide use in the United States has grown tenfold in both amount and toxicity since 1945, the crop yield lost to insects has nearly doubled during the same period.” - David Pimentel, 1991
How does Wondercide kill some insects, but not Beneficials?
The answer is simple. Heat seeking, non beneficial insects are pheromone driven to food, mates, and reproduction. Because insects breathe through their bodies, Wondercide is absorbed directly into the breathing pores causing pheromone interruption. The survival of the insect relates directly to its exposure to the foreign substance. So, it repels insects by scent and kills them on contact. Beneficials, on the other hand, are Sight Driven and are not affected by pheromone interruption. The Aroma of cedar oil does not affect them neurologically or biologically simply because they are not driven by pheromones.
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Wondercide: Irrigation Systems Can Now Provide the Ultimate in Mosquito, Flea, Chigger, Tick, Grub Worm, and Brown Patch Control
Clear Lake, TX- Wondercide LLC recently announced the introduction of the Pestigator Insect Control System as a delivery method for hands free, natural pest control. Wondercide now offers a Non Toxic Pest control substance that delivers Cedar Oil into a water stream with nano technology. The Pestigator is a water driven injection pump that is instrumental in delivery of Wondercides’ EcoTreat Pro concentrate into the water stream of irrigation and sprinkler heads, providing disbursement to all subject areas. The Pestigator is adjustable in ranges of 1000:1 to 4000:1 providing a delivery rate of the Cedar Oil Concentrate in variable amounts dictated by the landscape and insect control objective.
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Recently, Wondercide has received many calls and questions regarding mosquitoes. ’Why can’t I get rid of them this year?’, ’Nothing is working to repel them.’ With these questions and concerns, Wondercide was prompted to do some extensive research regarding this pesky flying insect. Our results concluded that these aren’t your typical mosquitoes, they are in many cases, an invasive species that is extremely difficult to eradicate.
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
 kill ants with wondercide How does it Work on Ants in Texas? Read what this southern lady had to say!
OK. Had to tell yall this. The other day Marty sprayed Wondercide on an ant pile that he had been trying to get rid of for months. He was so impressed that the ants died as soon as he sprayed them with the product. He had used several other products on the same mound and the ants kept returning. It has been 2 weeks sence he used Wondercide on that ant mound, and we haven’t seen one ant! He is really a Wondercide believer now.
He sprays it on everything!
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Wondercide recently had the honor of listening to and meeting a renowned environmental activist in Orange, TX. Ed Begley Jr., an actor and activist, has been considered an environmental leader in Hollywood for many years. Showing up to events on bicycles, installing solar panels, and catching rainwater with his rainbucket are just a few ways he has helped in saving our planet.
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
 Wondercide is celebrating Earth Day by offering you FREE SHIPPING! It is our vision to provide truly safe & effective, eco-conscience products that allow people to make healthier choices for themselves and their family, human & animal alike. Through information and education about alternative, non toxic methods, we hope to reduce illness, protect the environment, and save lives.
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Q. I see that you list this product as a control for Jap Beetles. I’m in Southeastern Massachusetts and we have serious grub issues from European chaffer, Oriental beetle and Japanese Beetle grubs. I am interested in spot treating lawns for these pests. Shortly they will be feeding on grass roots and then will molt and emerge as above ground beetles in June/July. Do you have a product that you would recommend and what would be the protocol for best management practices? There is an outfit in Ma. that I understand is using your cedar granules, but this liquid product would be an easier application method for us.
A. Thank you for your interest in Wondercide. You’ve come to the right place. EcoTreat will kill and repel the beetles and grubs you have referred to, as well as most subterranean pests and lawn fungal problems. The protocol and best management practice we recommend is treating the entire lawn. Spot treating can potentially move them around.
EcoTreat Pro is a ready to use concentrate that enjoys water as its delivery method of choice. Our products can be used in Hose end sprayers, tank sprayers, compression and fog. The product works best (and uses less) when applied via hose end or tank sprayers. One quart of our proprietary cedar oil solution in a 20 gallon gilmour lawn sprayer will treat 5,000 sqft. OR you may use 1 qt to 20 gallons of water in a tank sprayer.
We are scheduled to release EcoTreat Pro at the end of April that is a 100% concentrate for professional PCO use, though anyone can purchase and use it as it is an EPA exempt Bio Solution that does not require a license for application. 4 oz concentrate to 20 gallons of water should solve your immediate problem, as well as many other lawn and insect control issues.
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