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Q & A: Answers to Your Top Questions About Natural Bug Repellant

March 1st, 2010 Posted in Mosquitoes & Repellent | 1 Comment | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

Humans are inquisitive by nature, how else would we have discovered fire and sliced bread?

Today, search engines like Google make it much easier to find an immediate response to our burning questions about anything and everything. Which is great because we are all incredibly busy and don’t have time to dig around searching for answers.

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Glue Goes Green: Golden Orb Spiders Produce Strongest Glue

March 1st, 2010 Posted in Green Living & News, Spiders & Other Arachnids | 1 Comment | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

It’s always exciting when scientists make eco-friendly breakthroughs. But these discoveries are even more interesting when they’re so outrageous, they just might work.

Recently, researchers discovered the glue from golden orb spiders can be harnessed into the most eco-friendly and strongest glue yet. Spider glue will be the newest back to school must have.

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10 Easy Ways to Use Organic Home Pest Control

February 28th, 2010 Posted in Organic & Chemical Pesticides | 1 Comment | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

Going green is not hard. You don’t need to go all in right away and wear clothes only of burlap or become a vegan. Once you make the commitment to live more organically, start small and ease into it.

Organic home pest control in your house and garden is a great way to start.

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Forget Mr. Yuk: natural bug repellent for children and pets

February 28th, 2010 Posted in Mosquitoes & Repellent | 1 Comment | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

When I was a kid, we had Mr. Yuk. Sure, it was an effective, kid-friendly way to say “This is a harmful chemical, don’t touch!”

However, no matter how many Mr. Yuk stickers you slap on your floor cleaner or bug repellent bottles, your family will still be exposed to these chemicals as you use them. Avoid this danger altogether by choosing natural alternatives that are just as easy and effective (minus the green sour face).

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The Drought Is Over. Wait, Is It?

February 27th, 2010 Posted in Green Living & News | No Comments | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

Firstly, we are not referring to Lil Wayne’s The Drought Is Over mix-tape, we are talking about the complete reversal of the drought all throughout the United States. According to the United States Climate Prediction Center, 92% of the country is drought free for the first time since 1999.

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Grandma EcoSMART’s Natural Pesticide Recipe …Revealed!

February 26th, 2010 Posted in Organic & Chemical Pesticides | No Comments | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

Think of that one truly awesome dish your grandmother makes. Is it some secret spice she uses in her meatloaf? Or the magic ratio of sugar to butter she uses in her pie crusts? Your grandmother may never tell you her trade secrets, but EcoSMART wants to pass our grandma’s natural pesticide recipe along.

We can’t tell you exactly how she does it, that is still top secret. But we can tell you key ingredients, why they work and special tips for organic gardening. But you didn’t hear it from us…

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Natural Home Pest Control: How To Stop An Ant Colony From Budding

February 26th, 2010 Posted in Ants & Roaches | No Comments | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

Ants can attack your home in the thousands or even millions, leaving you with a huge problem on your hands. Ant management can be quite complicated, but practicing the proper control methods will go a long way towards stopping the problem.

Some control methods can cause an ant colony to bud, which is the splitting of one ant colony into multiple ant colonies. Budding can make a small ant infestation into a much bigger problem. Therefore, learning how to prevent budding is extremely vital information to know.

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Organic Pesticide For Tomatoes: The 5 Best Ways To Protect Your Favorite Vegetable

February 25th, 2010 Posted in Green Living & News | 1 Comment | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

Tomatoes are a tasty addition to hamburgers, sandwiches, salads, and more. Protecting them from insects, diseases, and other animals is a whole lot easier than you would think.

Most of these methods are easy fixes with items you already have laying around your house or garage. So listen up and take some notes because here is the information you need to know to protect your garden today, tomorrow, and forever.

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Keep Out Carpenter Ants With an Organic Ant Pesticide

February 24th, 2010 Posted in Ants & Roaches | No Comments | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

As children, many of us learned the popular nursery rhyme entitled, “The Ants Go Marching.” Some of us can still recall the song’s catchy first line, “The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah.” But as we mature and start to face pest problems, we realize ants marching into your home is nothing to “hurrah” about.

There are all types of ants, but carpenter ants are a common problem for many homeowners. This season, keep them off your property with an organic ant pesticide.
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Squash Bug Organic Control: Squish ‘Em Before They Squash Your Squashes

February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Ornamental & Lawn Pests | No Comments | The First 1,000 to Comment (Starting 12/21/2009) Will Become EcoSMART Product Testers! (details)

You work hard to in your garden. You weed it, water your plants and take special care of the fruits and vegetables that you grow. Pests, like squash bugs, are not welcome visitors after you’ve worked so diligently to grow squash, pumpkins and other plants. If you know what squash bug damage looks like and when and where to attack these bugs, squash bug organic control is easy.

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