EcoSMART Introduces New Botanical Pesticides
by Justin Thomas, Virginia
on 11. 2.05
EcoSMART makes pesticides derived from natural plant oils — they call these "botanical pesticides". Their products are being used by the conventional and rapidly growing organic product markets. Many of their products are USDA organic compliant. The company has just introduced a new line of botanical pesticides named EcoPCO "X".
Unlike most botanical products, these EcoPCO "X" products are unscented. They utilize new technology developed by EcoSMART that involves the use of pyrethrum or piperonyl butoxide (PBO) with plant essential oils. Unfortunately, PBOs have a "low to moderate" potential to contaminate groundwater (see more information here). There's an FAQ about botanical pesticides here. :: EcoSMART
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