Lawn or garden care pesticides are - very dangerous poisons that kill insects, weeds and organisms. Many are known to cause cancer, birth defects and infertility and can also damage the brain and nervous system, lungs, kidney, liver, endocrine and immune systems. Even if you don't use it pesticides from your neighbor's lawn or garden can end up in your home contaminating furniture, carpets toys etc.They last much longer indoors since there's no light, sun, wind or rain to break them down or wash them away. Pesticides easily absorbed into body through the skin and by swallowing. Pesticides can cause short term (acute) effects rashes, burning of the eyes and throat, breathing problems and flu-likes symptoms headache, nausea, fatigue , muscle aches , they can aggravate or cause asthma, allergies or cause long term (chronic ) illnesses include infertility, birth defects, various cancers of breast prostate myeloma, kidney/bladder eye cancer and so on. Children get effected more by pesticides then adults because they skin surface for they size and they take more breaths per minute and they liver and immune system is not fully develop.

Safer alternatives to Toxic pesticides

Common Insecticides: Diazinon, Dursban, Kelthane, Lindane, Malathion, Orthene, Sevin
Safer alternatives: insecticidal soaps, diatomaceous earth, neem products

Common herbicides: Atrazine, 2,4-D, Dicamba, MCPA< Roundup, Trichlopyr Trifluralin
Safer alternatives: Corn gluten, hand weeding, hot water vinegar, weed wackers, proper watering

Common fungicides: Benomyl, Captan, Daconil, Maneb, Mancozeb
Safe alternative Sulfur, baking soda, copper products cultural control