Pesticide Toxicity
“Pesticide toxicity attributed to pyrethrins and pyrethroids increased human health problems by 300% over the past decade”
Effective Pest Control ≠ Toxic, Natural Does not Mean Safe
You can have a healthy home free from toxic pesticides and free from pests! Effective pest control does not have to come at the cost of pesticide toxicity. Likewise, it is not necessary to live with pests that are seasoned with rosemary and peppermint (green but ineffective).
A booming market for pest control companies is the Green Market. Some companies will push service and products under the buzz-word of natural, even though natural derivatives from plants may have high toxicity. Chrysanthemum derivatives are used to manufacture pyrethrins, a neurotoxin. Pyrethrins are considered natural, but toxic.
Additionally, pyrethroids are a synthetic version of an extract from the Chrysanthemum plant. They are chemically engineered to be more toxic with longer breakdown times and are often formulated with synergists that increase potency. In doing so, they compromise the human and animal body’s ability to detoxify the pesticide.
Fast, Powerful, Easy : Non Toxic, Indoor Pest ControlHere is a brief explanation of the widely used pesticides pyrethrins, permethrin, and pyrethroids:
Pyrethrins
Pyrethrins are natural insecticides produced by certain species of the Chrysanthemum plant. Oils from the flowers are extracted and then manufactured as solvents or powders. These natural pyrethrins are contact poisons which quickly penetrate the nerve system of insects. Within minutes of application the insect cannot move or fly away, but is not necessarily dead. The pyrethrins are detoxified by enzymes in the insect and therefore, many pests will recover. Organophosphates, carbamates or other chemicals are added to the pyrethrins to ensure lethality. This is what makes the “natural” not so natural and highly toxic!
Permethrin
Permethrin is a man-made synthetic pyrethroid insecticide which resembles naturally-occurring chemicals having insecticidal properties. Permethrin is in hundreds of products used on and around pets, people, and property. Permethrin is found in everything from human lice shampoo to spot on flea controls, collars, dips, shampoos, lawn and garden sprays, indoor pest control sprays, powders, roach foggers, flea bombs, and numerous other products. What is even more cause for concern is that some products with Organic certification contain Permethrin.
Pyrethroids
Pyrethroids are semi-synthetic derivatives of the chrysanthemum flower. They are more effective and more widely used than natural pyrethrins.
As a result from their use, these conventional pesticides form high toxicity levels in people and pets. It is recommended to avoid them whenever possible. Toxic pesticides can be inhaled, absorbed through your skin, and ingested. Many people assume that, because pesticide use is so common, it must not be harmful. Understand that EPA registration of a pesticide does not mean that it is safe. In fact, many pesticides with EPA registration are categorized as “Toxin, known carcinogen, mutagen, reproductive toxin, developmental toxin, immune system toxin, and endocrine disruptor”.
Buyer beware! No matter what the vet or pest control company tells you, these are not “SAFE” natural products. They are neurotoxic POISONS that cause serious health problems for humans, animals, birds, and aquatic life.
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“An analysis of EPA data by the Center for Public Integrity shows that the number of reported human health problems, including severe reactions, attributed to pyrethrins and pyrethroids increased by 300% over the past decade,” and found that “pyrethrins and pyrethroids together accounted for more than 26% of all fatal, “major” and “moderate” human incidents in the United States″. -Reported by CPI
Fact Sheets of Commonly used Pesticides:
Permethrin active in hundreds of products for pets, people, property
Pyrethrin & Pyrethrum active in hundreds of products for pets, people, property
Fipronil active in Frontline, Combat, Termidor, Regent, Maxforce
Imidacloprid active in Advantage, Merit, Pre-empt, Premise
Glyphosate active in Roundup
Malathion active in City, State, Federal Mosquito Control Programs
Sulfometuron active in Oust: used on right of ways, roadsides, public land
DEET active in personal Insect Repellents
Boric Acid Powder and Dust
