Do you know what makes the difference between
organic and traditional pesticides?
To fully understand it, you need to take a
closer look. Much closer.
Traditional pesticides are created in chemical
plants. Those synthetic molecules all share
the particularity of very strong bonds.
After you use a traditional pesticide to kill
an insect or a weed, the synthetic molecules
only partially break down, so their by-products
persist for years to come.
Some stay put while others are dispersed into
the environment.
An organic pesticide - by comparison - is
NOT created in a factory. It is harvested
and refined from a plant. The organic molecules
bonds are not nearly as strong as in man made
molecules, so the elements break them down
entirely.
The organic molecules do their job and disappear.
That's why many organic gardening products
can be applied up to the day of harvest.
So how can you identify organic products when
you're shopping for gardening or pest control
products? Look for products carrying the OMRI
listed certification.
The Organic Materials Review Institute is
an independent agency that certifies products
for compliance with the USDA national organics
program standards.
If it's OMRI listed, it's certified to be
developed using organic materials and methods.
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