Across suburban lawns, a quiet tension has long existed between the desire for order and the cost of achieving it — chemically, ecologically, and ethically. Home Depot's addition of eco-friendly ant control products to its mainstream shelves marks a small but meaningful moment in that negotiation, offering homeowners a path toward pest-free yards that does not ask the soil, the water, or the conscience to bear the burden. It is a modest shift, but in the aggregate of countless lawns and choices, such shifts compose the larger story of how a culture learns to live with, rather than simply again