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This page is an index of many of Toxic Free NC's factsheets on pesticides and alternatives. Scroll down, or use the topic list below to view titles.

Topics Index:

Alternatives to Pesticides for Home & Garden
Resources for Activists
Toxic-Free Kids
Pesticides by Crop
Farmworkers and Pesticides
Pesticide Spray Drift

Alternatives to Pesticides for Home & Garden
* Check out this great video from the US EPA. Purportedly about safer prevention of rodent infestations, it contains great advice for preventing many common household pests - and it's pretty funny, too.	Toxic-Free Pest Control from your Pantry / Control No Tóxico para las Plagas desde su Despensa Eat Local, Eat Pesticide-Free! Tips for the budget conscious and community-minded. Organic Lawn 101 Get Rid of Weeds Without Toxic Chemicals Neighbor-to-neighbor: I'm concerned about pesticides Safer Flea & Tick Strategies / Estrategias Saludables Contra Las Pulgas y Garrapatas Get Rid of Cockroaches Without Toxic Chemicals Get Rid of Ants Without Toxic Chemicals The ABC's of Coping with Fire Ants Avoiding Exposure to Arsenic-Treated Wood Safe Pest Control at Home / Control Saludable por los Pestes en el Hogar Lawn & Garden Pesticides: Hazards & Alternatives Household Pesticides: Hazards & Alternatives "Questions Surround Safety of Roundup" by Wendy Wenck, NC Botanical Garden Coping with Chiggers Checklist for Pest Control Services
Resources for Activists
Jasmyne writing to Durham Public Schools' Superintendent to ask for an Integrated Pest Management program to protect students with asthma. Summer, 2004. Photo by Toxic Free NC. >>10 ways to get involved	Avoiding Big Risks for Small Kids: What parents and providers can do to get kid-safe IPM in child care What Parents Should Know about the School Children's Health Act Sample petition for school IPM, signed by over 300 people in Durham, 2004-2005. Word Doc. PDF. Sample sign-on letter for school IPM, signed by over 50 people in Orange county, NC, 2004-2005. Word Doc. PDF. Neighbor-to-neighbor: I'm concerned about pesticides Ten Tips for Talking to Decision Makers Working for Pesticide-Free Schools: Ten Tips for Communities Low-Tech School Pest Management Solution YOU Can Use: AIR-TIGHT CONTAINERS Resources for Environmental Illness & Chemical Sensitivity
Toxic-Free Kids
>>Learn more about our Toxic-Free Kids Program	Avoiding Big Risks for Small Kids: What parents and providers can do to get kid-safe IPM in child care What Parents Should Know about the School Children's Health Act What is School Integrated Pest Management and Why is it Safer? Protecting Children from Pesticides: A guide for North Carolina Childcare Providers How to Contract for Safer Pest Control in Childcare Cómo Hacer Contratos para el Control de Plagas Mas Seguros para Las Guarderías de Niños Proteja a su Familia de los Pesticidas Tóxicos Kids and Pesticides
Pesticides by Crop
	Glossary of Toxics Terminology Glosario de Terminología en Tóxicos Atrazine in North Carolina's Water Lawn & Garden Pesticides: Hazards & Alternatives Household Pesticides: Hazards & Alternatives Pesticides Commonly Used on Cotton Pesticides Commonly Used on Christmas Trees Pesticides Commonly Used on Tobacco Pesticides Commonly Used on Corn
Farm Workers and Pesticides
>>Learn more about our Just and Sustainable Agriculture Program	Farmworkers & Pesticides Campesinos y Pesticidas La Contaminación Aérea de Pesticidas ¡Contaminado(a)! ¿Qué hacer? Pesticide Drift: A Guide for Health Service Providers Proteja a su Familia de los Pesticidas Tóxicos
Pesticide Spray Drift
>>Learn more about our Just and Sustainable Agriculture Program	Sprayed! Know what to do. ¡Contaminado(a)! ¿Qué hacer? La Contaminación Aérea de Pesticidas Pesticide Drift: A Guide for Health Service Providers

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