Are pests bugging you in your home? There are less-toxic pest control solutions for common household pests. You’ll have a healthier home and protect our water too!
For outdoor garden pests, visit our Healthy Yards and Garden page.
Spray lines of ants with soapy water and wipe up with a sponge. Clean up any food or spills. Next, block entry points temporarily with a smear of petroleum jelly or a piece of tape. If that doesn’t solve the problem, use a bait trap. Download our Ants Fact Sheet to find a list of less-toxic products for controlling ants.
To get rid of fleas, wash your pet with warm, soapy water. No need to use flea soap—a good bath with pet shampoo will work. Using a flea comb while your pet is lathered should get rid of most fleas on your pet. Download our Flea Fact Sheet for more less-toxic flea control tips.
Rats and mice can be trapped instead of poisoned. Poisons can also kill more than rodents. When other animals eat poisoned rats or mice, they can be poisoned too! Prevent rodents from entering your home in the first place by sealing up cracks. Read more control and prevention tips on our Rats and Mice Fact Sheet.
Browse our collection of pest control fact sheets for more less-toxic pest control tips!
Download a list of less-toxic pest control products!
If you’d rather leave it to the professionals, hire contractors trained in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM-Certified practitioners employ a variety of simple techniques to control pests effectively, minimizing the need to use pesticides. They can manage ants, roaches, flies, spiders, rodents, stinging insects, bed bugs and many other pests.
Currently, three programs certify pest control professionals as “IPM Certified.” Visit the links below to find IPM-certified pest control companies in your city:
Download our fact sheet on Finding a Pest Control Company for more tips.
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Stores listed on this site have agreed to provide Fact Sheets and Shelf Talkers to make it easy for you to choose a non-toxic product. Products may vary from store to store. For your convenience, less-toxic products are identified with Shelf Talkers. These are little signs placed in front of a product to help you identify those that are non-toxic or less-toxic than their conventional counterparts. The product name will be listed in the white space.
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Campbell |
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Home Depot – Campbell |
480 E Hamilton Ave |
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Summer Winds Nursery – Campbell |
2460 S Winchester Blvd |
Cupertino |
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Summer Winds Nursery – Cupertino |
1491 S De Anza Blvd |
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Yamagami’s Nursery |
1361 S De Anza Blvd |
Los Altos |
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Los Altos True Value |
441 1st St |
Los Gatos |
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Ace Los Gatos Hardware |
15300 Los Gatos Blvd |
Milpitas |
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Home Depot – Milpitas |
1177 Great Mall Drive |
Mountain View |
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Blossom True Value Hardware |
1297 W El Camino Real |
Palo Alto |
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California Avenue/Nob Hill Hardware |
251 California Ave |
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Palo Alto Ace Hardware – Palo Alto |
875 Alma Street |
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Summer Winds Nursery – Palo Alto |
725 San Antonio Rd |
Santa Clara |
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Home Depot – Santa Clara |
2435 Lafayette St |
Sunnyvale |
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Home Depot – Sunnyvale |
680 Kifer Rd |
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OSH – Cupertino/Sunnyvale |
1601 Hollenbeck Ave |
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OSH-Sunnyvale |
777 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd |
San Jose |
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Home Depot – San Jose |
2181 Monterey Rd |
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Home Depot – San Jose |
2855 Story Rd |
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Home Depot – San Jose |
635 W Capitol Expy |
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Home Depot – San Jose |
1855 Hillsdale Ave |
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Home Depot – San Jose |
975 South De Anza Blvd |
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Home Depot – San Jose |
920 Blossom Hill Rd |
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Ace Hardware – Willow Glen |
2253 Lincoln Ave |
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Almaden Valley Nursery – San Jose |
15800 Almaden Expy |
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Payless Nursery – San Jose |
2927 S King Rd |
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OSH – Princeton Plaza |
1375 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose 95118 |
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OSH- Silver Creek |
1751 Capitol Expy, San Jose, CA 95121 |
Saratoga |
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Ace – Saratoga |
12870 Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd |
