review of cedarcide products
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Do Cedarcide products really work?
Honesty is refreshing, so let me say upfront that I carry Cedarcide products in my own store at WholesalePesticides.com. In the course of doing business, I've learned of a few product flaws. First, the outdoor formula becomes less effective after a hard rain, so I must continually advise customers to tune into the weather forecast before applying a generous amount of fluid outdoors. Nonetheless, the formula remains popular with small organic farmers who are committed to chemical free pest control. My second complaint is that the retail sized bottles are drastically overpriced. For this reason, I had to restructure my business to provide discounts on products by the case. Now for the ultimate question. Do the products really work? The answer is a resounding YES. Thousands of animal professionals across the country use the flea and tick formula. Repeat orders from motels, restaurants and pet salons are a testament to the effectiveness of the product. Municipalities are also discovering the benefits of natural insect control. The city of West Palm Beach Florida provided a wonderful review of the outdoor concentrate for use in dog parks. (See review at WholesalePesticides.com) Yes, the products are expensive, but so are vet bills. It makes a lot of sense to control fleas and tick populations in the grass before they latch onto animals. As a store owner, I could promote any product under the sun, and truthfully, it would be less expensive to stock more chemicals, and my profit margin would be much higher. However, I'm not prepared to deal with the onslaught of lawsuits that could arise from telling people it's okay to drench their homes and yards with chemicals. Sadly, I know too many facts. In February of 2011, USA Today ran an article titled "Exposure to Pesticides in Womb Linked to Learning Disabilities." The study focused on peremethrin, the chemical most commonly used to battle household pests. As disturbing as this sounds, the topic is nothing new. Scores of scientific studies have linked chemical pesticides to neurological disorders, breast cancer and birth defects in children living near farms where chemicals are sprayed. Such statistics sounded very distant and abstract to me until I began speaking with farmers on a recurring basis. For a clear picture of what chemicals can do to families, talk to old farmers who attribute their medical problems to frequent pesticide use. Ask them why they won't let their children play near barns and sheds where pesticides are stored.
Independent Studies of Cedarcide Products
Bedbug Central, the nation's largest website devoted to bedbug education, wanted to test our product claims by funding scientific research that could help the public at large. Dr. Changlu Wang of Rutgers University was commissioned to study the effects of our cedar oil solution on bedbugs.
Dr. Wang's results demonstrated that when bed bugs and their eggs were sprayed directly with our product, 100% of live bugs died within 1 minute. Within 17 days, none of the treated eggs hatched. When untreated bugs were moved to a treated surface that was allowed to dry for 24 hours, the bugs started to show mortality 3 days after exposure. After 14 days, about 67% of the bugs had died, compared to less than 20% mortality in the untreated control.
Note: Lab tests do not reflect conditions in the wild. In the laboratory, bedbugs were placed upon a treated surface and forced to stay there. In a natural setting, Bedbugs would have no reason to remain on a treated surface. In fact, they would avoid treated areas altogether. Still, the Rutgers study was instrumental in proving our claims
Dr. Wang's results demonstrated that when bed bugs and their eggs were sprayed directly with our product, 100% of live bugs died within 1 minute. Within 17 days, none of the treated eggs hatched. When untreated bugs were moved to a treated surface that was allowed to dry for 24 hours, the bugs started to show mortality 3 days after exposure. After 14 days, about 67% of the bugs had died, compared to less than 20% mortality in the untreated control.
Note: Lab tests do not reflect conditions in the wild. In the laboratory, bedbugs were placed upon a treated surface and forced to stay there. In a natural setting, Bedbugs would have no reason to remain on a treated surface. In fact, they would avoid treated areas altogether. Still, the Rutgers study was instrumental in proving our claims
Effective Against
Bedbugs, Cockroaches, Mosquitoes, Flies, Fleas, Ticks, Mites, Head Lice, Collembola (Springtails), Ants, Termites, Scorpions, Spiders, Centipedes, No-See-Ums, Chiggers, Cinch Bugs, Grub Worms, Mole Crickets, Cave Crickets, Earwigs, Slugs, Snails, Caterpillars, Beetles, June Bugs, May Bugs, Root Maggots, Army Worms, Weevils, Wire Worms, Nematodes and a variety of insects that destroy crops.
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