Why Should You Use Natural Insecticides?
We know why the agricultural industry has to rely on synthetic or chemical insecticides, if they lose a crop to insect damage, they don't make any money, and your produce prices climb sky high. The growing trend towards the use of natural insecticides for personal gardeners and a growing number of organic farmers is on the rise.
Year after year we hear about new studies being done that have linked exposure to pesticides with an increase risk of disease, such as: cancer, neurological and reproductive damage, in both wildlife as well as the average consumer.
Within the general population most people rely on commercial farming as a main food source and many people only garden for hobby nowadays. But just how important is it to use natural insecticides even if you only have a small garden?
By organic gardening, which means using only natural insecticides to control insect infestations, you cut the risk of your exposure to harmful insecticides. Everything you do reduces your exposure, simply choosing organic produce is a start, reducing or eliminating the use of commercial insecticides, in favor of natural insecticides, within your home and garden, will minimize your exposure and help minimize contamination of our water supplies and wildlife.
The effects of commercial insecticides have been known to cause cancer, brain tumors, birth defects, and spontaneous abortions. In reality insecticides are everywhere, we use them on our lawn, on flower gardens and in vegetable gardens. We also use them in the house to kill flies, fleas on our pets and on our carpets. Anytime we notice bugs we've gotten so used to reaching for the can of spray.
The United States has over 25,000 different brands of pesticides available. They have been several studies lately showing that even a moderate exposure to insecticides can yield long-term negative results. All of which can be avoided or at least be reduced, by turning to natural insecticides as a means to control insect infestations. It's a good idea to keep this in mind as we indiscriminately spray the fly spray around our homes.
There are many health risks that can be simply avoided if we reduce our reliance on insecticides. Alternative methods are out there and natural insecticides can assist us in achieving control of insects. As mentioned before buying organic is really the best or if you happen to enjoy gardening, try to grow green and give natural insecticides a try.
Commercially prepared insecticides are very costly but you can save money using natural insecticide methods. Using natural insecticides however is not a one- time shot, often it'll take some diligence on your part and repeated applications, usually it made be needed on a weekly basis.
It may take a bit of effort on your part to grow organically and utilize natural insecticides within and around your home. Each time that you don't grab that can of fly spray, you are reducing not only your own exposure but also the exposure of those around you.
Although using a natural insecticide is better for your health and the environment, you still have to be cautious of overuse and in general take precautions as with other types of insecticide. Some natural insecticides are or can be harmful to both humans and wildlife if used in excess and this really is a case for less is more.
