What is Our water—Our world (owow)? Things to Avoid and Why The OWOW program is a partnership between l Aerosols and Home Foggers local government agencies and businesses to Aerosols and home foggers disperse reduce water pollution caused by pesticides. This chemicals in a way that significantly pocket-guide offers product choices that are less increases the risks of exposure to toxic to people, pets and the environment. For a unintentional targets—including people and pets. larger list, visit www.ourwaterourworld.org. l Metaldehyde Snail Baits Meet Nature’s Pest Control They contribute to hundreds of pet poisonings per year. Less than one percent of insects are considered garden pests. Insects that are considered good for the garden are called “beneficials.” They l Pyrethroids eat troublemakers such as aphids and mites. Beneficial insects are They are a threat to water quality often far more sensitive to pesticides than the pest you may be trying and may be listed on products* PestsPests BuggingBugging to kill. When pesticides eliminate beneficial insects, pests are free to under a variety of names. These multiply without a natural check. include bifenthrin, cyfluthrin You?You? Home gardeners can create a garden that attracts beneficial insects (including beta-cyfluthrin), and doesn’t require toxic pesticides by choosing the right plant for the cypermethrin, deltamethrin, right location and creating healthy soil. Plants like asters, fleabane, esfenvalarate, lambda-cyhalothrin, Choose Products rosemary, yarrow, sweet alyssum and buckwheat will help attract tralomethrin and permethrin. Less Toxic to People beneficial insects to your garden. For more information, read “Growing Permethrin is a likely carcinogen. a Healthy Garden to Manage Pests Naturally ”—available online at and Pets www.ourwaterourworld.org. *Look at the front of the label under “Active Ingredients.” www.ourwaterourworld.org Pest and Less Toxic Alternatives Pest and Less Toxic Alternatives Pest and Less Toxic Alternatives Less Toxic Active Ingredients Ants Fleas Mites Active ingredients are listed on the front of Combat Quick Kill Concern Crawling Insect Killer Bonide All Season’s Oil the product. The following is a partial list of Combat Source Kill Fleanix Bonide RX 3 in 1 Grant’s Kills Ants Greenlight Bioganic Lawn & Garden* Garden Safe Fungicide 3 active ingredients found in products that are Orange Guard Insecticidal Soaps* Greenlight Neem considered less toxic. For a complete listing Safer Roach and Ant Killing Powder *(will work on adult fleas and is only to be Greenlight Rose Defense go to www.ourwaterourworld.org Tanglefoot Pest Barrier applied outdoors where pets may be lying) Lily Miller Superior Type Oil abamectin eugenol Terro II Liquid Ant Baits Safer Crawling Insect Killer Master Nursery Pest Fighter Oil ammoniated soap of (ONLY in Ortho Volk Oil fipronil Aphids Mealybugs fatty acids containerized bait form) Bonide Rose RX 3 in 1 Summit Year Round Oil Bonide All Seasons Oil Sun-Spray Ultra Fine arsenic (ONLY in hydramethylnon Bug Blaster Concern Pesticidal Oil containerized bait form) hydrophobic extract Concern Pesticidal Oil Lily Miller Superior Type Oil Snails and Slugs Bacillus subtilis of neem Greenlight Neem Monterey Safe-T-Cide Bayer Dual Action Slug and Snail Bacillus thuringiensis iron phosphate Greenlight Rose Defense Ortho Volk Oil Bonide Slug Magic isrealensis Copper Barrier Tape methoprene Insecticidal Soaps (e.g Bonide, Garden Safe, Concern) Stoller Natur’l Oil borax orthoboric acid Ortho Volk Oil Summit Year Round Oil Escargo Sunspray Ultra-Fine Oil Garden Safe Slug and Snail boric acid paraffinic oil Mosquitoes Sluggo canola oil petroleum oil Cockroaches Bayer Mosquito Preventer Granules Worry Free castor oil, vegetable potassium bicarbonate Combat Quick Kill Bonide Mosquito Plunks wax, gum resin potassium soap (or Combat Roach Killing Gel Mosquito Bits Whiteflies citric acid salts) of fatty acids Concern Crawling Insect Killer Prestrike granules (larvae control only) Whitefly Sticky Traps (See Mite Control Oil Products) clove, rosemary, sodium tetraborate PIC Boric Acid Roach Powder Summit Mosquito Dunks sesame and thyme oil decahydrate Roach and Insect Magnet Vectobac Yellowjackets corn gluten soybean oil and Roach Motel or Roach Prufe Traps d-Limonene cottonseed oil Safer Crawling Insect Killer This pocket guide was developed by Marin County Stormwater Safer Roach and Ant Killing Powder Pollution Prevention Program (MCSTOPPP) in San Rafael, Funded under agreement with the State Water Resources Control diatomaceous earth 415/499-6528, with assistance from Ann Joseph Consulting. Board pursuant to Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 (Prop 13)