As projected by an industrial insecticide official, the government's most recent laws may make American consumers expend an additional $145 million dollars per year to regulate the presence of the powder post beetle, a very prevalent pest. Conversely, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has opposed that claim, alluding to industry figures to hold up their case that there are efficient alternatives that could be enforced that cause little to no budget raising whatsoever.
A vice president from an area pest control organization believes that the EPA is going to make it more expensive for consumers that want to combat the onset of the powder post beetle due to banning the popular pesticide product. According to this same Vice President, the beetle, which shares some traits with the termite, invades approximately 140,000 homes in the U.S. each year.
They used to be able to enter a home, spray the chemical as needed, and promise that the home would then be clear of any such beetles for a minimum of one year, he claimed of the banned pesticide product. He says the chemical was always safe and it was extremely effective, but it has now been removed from the market so the only available choice now is fumigation.
So the occupant must flee his house during the time in which it is filled by a chemical gas cloud. Rather than simply paying a small amount of money charged for the typical chemical application, most homeowners with this pest now have to come out of pocket about $1,000 to $2,000.
A spokesman for the EPA opposed those claims by issuing a statement, saying that the chemical industry has come across yet another chemical to substitute the illicit one at a like price and effect. The EPA spokesman also pointed out that the powder post beetle does not pose any actual threat since it only does aesthetic damage, as opposed to the structural damage of termites.
The EPA has tagged what they claim the be a good replacement for the banned chemical called pentachlorophenol, which they believe will be just as good as the chemical they banned. For this reason, the EPA predicts no increase in the general cost of maintaining home pest control.
Such testimony came from the maker of the banned chemical as well as the pest control association, the EPA spokesman said in his statement. At EPA hearings regarding whether or not they should put a temporary moratorium on the chemical or ban it permanently, this testimony was offered.
If the fears of industry analysts come to fruition, it would mean up to millions of dollars on additional costs for homeowners that need protection from the powder post beetle. With no satisfaction in claiming to a couple now in their 70's that their home has been infested and that he can only offer them the efficient and legal treatment which will require them to pay more than $1,000, an owner of a pest control company claimed that he had employed this banned chemical safely for more than 30 years.
Furthermore, he believes that the EPA did not look at all the information when making their proclamation. The EPA did not choose to reverse their decision, and the end of such public hearings may not occur for a number of years yet, although the decision was definitely a mistake, he claimed.
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