Pest Control Services for Mosquitoes in Massapequa

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ORGANIC MOSQUITO TREATMENT VS
NATURAL MOSQUITO TREATMENT
Do "Organic" or "Natural" Mean When We Are
What
About Professional Mosquito Control?
Talking
Organic Mosquito Control
The term “Organic” has a speci c meaning in the U.S. as it is related to pesticides and crop inputs.
This de nition is linked to the USDA National Organic Program (NOP).
Most important: only inputs used in the production of agricultural products can be called,
“Organic”. – So therefore, Organic Mosquito Control, isn’t really a thing, according to the USDA
de nition.
I know, I know, some of you are shaking your heads. Please leave your heat in the comments
section at the bottom of this post.
Now, the term “Natural”, what does it mean?

There Such a Thing As Organic Mosquito
Is
Repellent?
Natural Mosquito Control
Natural Mosquito Control does not have an o
cially sanctioned meaning. In this instance, it is up
to each of the companies or people using this term to de ne what they mean by “Natural“.
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According to the strict USDA de nition of “Organic”: No, there is no Organic Mosquito Repellent.
This is because the de nition is tied to the intent for the use of the product, “to produce Organic
agricultural products”.
“Organic” is a labeling term that denotes products produced under the authority of the Organic
Foods Production Act.”
But it even goes deeper than that, pesticides, and other crop inputs, can not be “Organic”. Only
agricultural products can be “Organic”. – (Agricultural in this sense applies to food, animals,

textiles, wine, beer, & cosmetics).
In order for an input to be able to be used in the production of Organic agricultural products, it
needs to pass a product review by one of the independent material review certi ers.
Among the most well known of these certi ers is OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute). The
OMRI certi cation is an easy way for Organic agricultural producers to immediately know that the
input they are considering is okay to use in Organic food production.
However it is not easy for the input to gain the OMRI certi cation. The review is thorough and
exhaustive. If a product is OMRI certi ed it has been heavily scrutinized.
Whew… Yes, I know, that is a lot to digest. Now let’s talk about “Natural“.
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Wetlands" 2016 via Flickr
There Such a Thing As Natural Mosquito
Is
Repellent?

Yes, there is such a thing as “Natural” mosquito control products for professionals.
The catch here is that there is no clear de nition about what “Natural” means. In all instances,
Natural mosquito control products need to be de ned by the manufacturer and distributors of the
product.
For example, with Stop The Bites!, when we say that we have the best Natural mosquito and tick
control product – We mean that our product uses Natural essential oils to control the pests.
However other suppliers call their products, “Natural” even when it gets some of its e
non-natural sources such as Piperonyl butoxide (PBO).
cacy from
PBO is a synthetic (read non-Natural) synergist that inhibits speci c metabolic enzymes within
mosquitoes.
Their trick here is that these other suppliers claim they are still Natural because PBO is a synergist
and not actually causing the activity of the product.
Since there is no national standard in the U.S. of what Natural means, they are allowed to advertise
themselves as “Natural Mosquito Yard Treatments”.

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