This weekend in Temple, Texas hundreds will gather to participate in the 5th Annual Battle of Temple Junction Civil War Reenactment. With temperatures nearing 100 degrees, attendees will not just be fighting each other but will also battle millions of mosquitos. And with the continued concern over contracting West Nile Virus from mosquito bites, the [Read the Rest...]
After an alarming growth of bad reactions to spot drop flea & tick control ranging from irritation, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, trembling, depression to even death, the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) is now increasing the restrictions for these products. They will be reviewing the labeling on spot-on flea & tick control products to see if [Read the Rest...]
While ridding the yard of mosquito breeding sites is a terrific prevention strategy, it may not be enough. Debris in your own yard may be under your control, but you may not be able to do anything about that stagnant pond or brush pile in your neighbor’s yard. Or maybe you don’t have the time [Read the Rest...]
Whether you’re looking for insect control for your house, flea and tick control for your pets, or even tonight’s dinner, permethrin is everywhere. Although it’s very easy to disregard this common chemical on the ingredients label because the product claims it is “safe,” the truth is that permethrin is a neuro toxic chemical pesticide that [Read the Rest...]
When a big scary word like “Chlorpyrifos” is in the news, we often look the other way before we even read the rest of the headline – even though we know that the government allows us to put substances on our food and pets that aren’t exactly always safe.
On April 6, 2011 the US Senate voted on four separate proposals to block or delay efforts by the EPA to reduce carbon pollution. The House of Representatives passed Rep. Upton’s “Dirty Air Act” — legislation that would permanently allow our nation’s biggest polluters to dump unlimited amounts of dangerous carbon pollution into our air. [Read the Rest...]
(DALLAS – March 22, 2011) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) $352,000 to support work for a comprehensive survey of the nation’s wetlands. The National Wetland Conditions Assessment is a statistical survey of wetlands in the United States. The survey is designed to assess the condition of [Read the Rest...]
Texas A&M Receives EPA Grant to Address Pesticides Use (DALLAS – March 2, 2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $53,000 to Texas AgriLife Extension Service to promote Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The project will develop data to track patterns of insecticide use and how it affects black margined aphids. IPM is an [Read the Rest...]
For the first time in more than 40 years, the President’s Cancer Panel addressed the role of environmental contamination in cancer incidence. The report opens with the observation that “…the true burden of environmentally induced cancer has been grossly underestimated.” The panel calls for a comprehensive agenda to address environmental contaminants and protection of human [Read the Rest...]
Fleas and ticks are a nuisance, and they can even be a health hazard. Even though we have many available options to control fleas and ticks without resorting to dangerous chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency still allows some harmful pesticides to be used in flea collars. Flea collars with the pesticide propoxur are a particular [Read the Rest...]
