Two organic, EPA-approved and OMRI-listed pesticides, Ant-Zap and Mole-Zap, have just been made available. The new products are designed to exterminate ants in their mounds and moles in their burrows by displacing oxygen with food-grade carbon dioxide.

As an alternative to highly toxic, poison pesticides, APGR Green just released two organic products that have been approved by the EPA, and listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute.

The new pesticides, Ant-Zap and Mole-Zap, are designed to work by displacing oxygen in inhabited mounds and burrows with food-grade carbon dioxide. Their manufacturer states that they are two of the few fumigants to be EPA approved in several years, and that they leave no run-off or residues when used since their active ingredient is a 100 percent food grade fumigant, which also makes them safe to use around both family and pets.

The idea for the products emerged as a way to eliminate moles without causing damage to the environment, soil, water resources, pets and people. This idea was extended to extinguish fire ant mounds as well. Testing in Texas and Louisiana proved that by displacing oxygen in mole burrows and ant mounds, the inhabitants would simply go to sleep and not wake up.

The manufacturer, based in Fayetteville, Ark., has distribution partners covering 32 states. The products are found in select lawn and garden stores around the country, and can also be purchased on Amazon.com.