From devastating crops to causing nuisance in homes, check which areas Eco Pest Control currently covers can ruin your quality of life and threaten the health of your family and pets. Traditional pest control techniques rely on harsh chemicals and only offer temporary solutions, but IPM provides a balanced approach that can help you manage unwanted organisms in a way that’s healthy for you, your plants, and the environment.

Prevention and cultural control methods include sanitation, crop rotation, intercropping, and the use of resistant varieties to create conditions less favorable for pest populations. Monitoring and decision-making tools such as economic injury levels, action thresholds, scouting, and sampling techniques help determine when intervention is needed. Biological controls like beneficial insects and predatory mites can provide effective pest suppression. Physical controls like traps, pheromones, and barriers can kill or block pests, or make their environments unsuitable for them.

Chemical control options are used only when necessary, and they are selected and applied according to established guidelines to minimize risks to people, pets, and the environment. In addition, they are always used in conjunction with other control methods.

Long-Term Strategies for Sustainable Pest Management

Integrated pest management is an ongoing process that relies on inspections, accurate identification, and a balance of tactics to achieve sustainable pest control. By following these steps, you can keep pests out for good, without the need for toxic chemicals. Long-term prevention starts with you and your neighbors working together to address issues that can attract pests, such as food waste or access to water sources.