Introduction
According to Handy, pest control in and around your property is important since otherwise, it can lead to infestations that can become severe health hazards. If you have never hired a pest control service before it can become a confusing affair since you don’t know what to expect. However, you shouldn’t let the lack of knowledge become a deterrent in hiring pest control services.
The Services
Here are a few common services provided by pest control companies:
- Pest extermination – Most people hire pest control services to get rid of an existing pest infestation. And the quickest way to get rid of a pest infestation is to exterminate them using powerful registered pesticides, insecticide sprays, insect traps, and fumigation and tenting for extreme situations.
Skilled pest control technicians assess the potential risks that can be caused due to the usage of chemical products such as pesticides or insecticides to the surrounding plant and animal life and even the risk factors to humans before executing any action. This helps to keep the whole process safe and prevents any health hazards.
- Controlling the growth of pests – Sometimes, even your property is not affected by a full-blown infestation, you can notice the signs of pests and insects growing rampant which can become a significant problem in the future. In such situations, you can hire pest control services to control pest population growth and prevent any chance of an insect infestation within the coming months.
Typically, insect growth regulators are not that effective on adult insects. However, they prevent insect eggs from hatching and the larva and pupa from maturing into adult insects. This helps to nip the problem in the bud.
- Repelling pests – Oftentimes, the wiser choice is to prevent pests from infiltrating your property in the first place so that you don’t have to go through the hassle of exterminating them later. Once a pest control service provider gets rid of a pest infestation problem, they also use various types of insect repellants to prevent another infestation in the upcoming weeks.
Typically, the effects of insect repellants are not that strong and only works in the short term. However, when used in conjunction with insect attractants (applied to a far corner in your property) it can increase the effectiveness quite a bit.
- Other insect control methods – Pest control service providers can also use other types of pest control or pest prevention methods to keep your property free of harmful and annoying pests. For instance, insect pheromones can be used to confuse insects and lead them into pheromone traps for killing them in an efficient manner. However, this is a complicated process since you need different kinds of pheromones for different types of insects.
Conclusion
Handy suggests you take care of any pest problems at the early stages by hiring a reputed pest control company. Otherwise, the problem can get out of control, cause a lot of property damage, and become a huge health hazard.
