Pests are a natural part of our environment. Preventing them completely may seem impossible. But fortuately, there are many ways a home or business owner can help reduce the amount of pests that they face. You can keep the inside and outside of your buildings and property free of garbage, waste, and debris that pests can use as shelter as well as food and water sources. Another recommended step to pest prevention is to maintain the properties plumbing by eliminating a water source. This will help reduce pest populations. The final control method is pesticides. There are a lot of misconceptions about pesticides. Eagle Pest Services would like to share how pesticides actually work and the different types of pesticides utilized to help our customers understand why we use particular products and methods for the different types of pests that affect the local area.

 

Pesticides are substances that are used to destroy, suppress or even alter the life cycle of pests. There are two ways to deliver a pesticide. One way is naturally and the other is synthetically. There are some pesticides that are also an organism, but those types of pesticides are mostly used on crops and agriculture. There are several types of pesticides which include bactericides, herbicides, baits, lures, insecticides, rodenticides and repellents that are used for commercial and residential environments. 

 

Baits – Baits is a ready to use eatable pesticide or poison that lure pests such as insects, rodents and even some mollusk species such as snails and slugs. Bait is good for constant pest intrusion that that may be hard to find or eradicate with just pesticide sprays.

Insecticides – An insecticide is a pesticide that is designed to destroy, suppress, and prevent a major infestation of insects. Insecticides are used to control pests such as garden pests; cockroaches, spiders, and other insects that commonly invade residential and commercial buildings. Insecticides are applied with sprays, dust or powder and in gelatin forms.         

Lures – Lures are a chemical that attracts pests to a pesticide which destroys the pest. An example of a lure is imitation cheese that lure pests to a trap that either destroys or do live captures of pests. Most commonly, lures are used for rodents.   

Rodenticides – Rodenticides are a chemical that is designed to control or destroy rodent pests such as mice and rats. 

Repellants – This form of pesticide is used to repel instead of destroy pests. Most repellants are designed to repel biting or stinging insect such as mosquitoes, ticks, flies and even some bees and wasps. 

Natural Pesticides – An off shoot form of pesticide that is used more as a deterrent for some pests. Natural pesticides such as lavender, garlic, tea tree oil, and diatomaceous earth are natural forms that help repel pests. Some natural pesticides like the diatomaceous earth- can even kill insects that come in contact with it.        

 

These deferent types of pesticides are communally used to help commercial and residential buildings prevent pests from invading the property. However all pesticides have their own levels of potency and will require reapplication over time. That it is why it’s important to have a regular pest management program. Such a program will help fight and prevent pest invasions. Eagle Pest Services hope to encourage home and business owners to maintain a proper pest management program. For your personalized pest control program, contact Eagle Pest Services today.