Dear EcoSMART,
As much as I hated to do it, I ended up calling a “Professional Pest Control” company out to spray our yard. After cutting down an old, rotting winter pear tree, we found why it was rotting so bad- it was horribly infested with fire ants. Literally to the point that the inside diameter of the tree was hollow- out of the 8 inches of trunk, there was only about 1-2 inches left around the edges!
Once the tree was down, the ants took over our yard and were heading in the house. Considering we are pretty “green” we really wanted to avoid using any chemicals or anything that was not eco friendly. After several months of trying everything we could find, we were at wits end! Our son got biten up just walking from the front to the back yard, and our indoor cats were getting bit too. So we caved and had a company come out and spray the yard, which ended up making my family all sick to our stomachs, so we had to spend the night at a hotel (with our cats) just to get away from the odor. The next day the fumes were better, but they still persisted somewhat for almost a week. We were told that this treatment would take care of the problem, and we should be fine now. Things were fine for about 2 weeks, then the ants came back even worse than before!
I swear all we did was make them mad!
While I sat discussing the problem with my neighbor, her son arrived from Florida for a visit. He entered into the discussion and immediately went to his camper to get what he called “the miracle cure” for all sorts of pests. Guess what that miracle cure was? Yep, EcoSmart Ant & Roach Killer.
After he sprayed just once the ants were gone. They didn’t come back again for a few months either- and when they did, it was no where near what it was like before. One spray around with the EcoSmart and problem solved once again! I know nothing will keep the bugs away forever, so having to re-spray even every week if I had to would be fine. As long as what I am using is EcoSmart! I don’t have to worry about all the dangers of toxic chemicals or inhaling all those nasty fumes. Actually, I like the smell of the EcoSmart! At the end of the day, here is a product that not only works as it says it will, but is safe for the environment and our children and pets. Why would anyone want to use anything else?
- Maria Z.