The practice of pest control and gardening has been around for longer than you might think: at least as long as common agriculture.

This industry is expanding at a phenomenal rate. The pest control business has grown more than 50 percent in the last 5 years or so, and nationwide it has become a $7 billion industry.

With increasing frequency, remote areas are being chosen for the construction of new housing. The desert and the woods are attractive and appealing locations for some people For an insect or an animal termed a ‘pest’ it is you who is the intruder into their habitat and not vice versa. Only when they enter your home are they labeled as pests

Gardening and Pest Control - what does it mean?

Essentially it means decreasing or eliminating pests. Whereas structural home pest control is the control of household pests and wood-destroying pests and organisms or such other pests which may invade households or structures, gardening and insect pest control tends to be the control of pests that are affecting your plants, lawn and/or soil. It could possibly effect the house also, but it’s the garden that we are more concerned about.

In order to protect our growing areas as well as our health, proper gardening and pest control is a necessity. Usually, pests are not discovered until their damages have already been done or they explode in numbers. There are steps that one can take to help get rid of the problem at hand.

How Do We Control Pests in the Garden?

Both gardening and home pest control are considered easy and hence majority sees them as do it yourself jobs. Well that’s fair enough – up to a point. It is important not to haphazardly attempt to treat garden pests; you must find out exactly what the problem is and the extent of the damage before you can correctly proceed. Many homeowners do not actually read or follow the instructions on items they purchase because they believe use and assembly will be simple.

That leads to over-concentrated doses of insecticide for example which could be hazardous to your health and any visitors. Of course we are specifically referring to chemicals, as chemical pest control is still the predominant type of pest control today. Persistent use of chemicals has had a detrimental effect on the environment and this has led, at the close of the past century, to a renewed interest in more traditional methods of pest control.

For those who don’t do DIY gardening and pest control, there is the option of monthly visits from your local pest control company. It is advantageous for you to have someone monitor your house and garden on a monthly basis to help control your pest problems. One drawback to having monthly pest control is that homeowners insist that the PCOs give a monthly chemical treatment whether there is pest problem present or not .

It is astonishing to see the factual pattern of the pesticides used in the home and the garden:

1 Pesticides amounting to 67 million pounds are used on lawns each year.

2. Agricultural acreage consumes far less pesticide than suburban lawns do.

Prior to applying a pesticide, consider all possible consequences. You may kill the insects that are helping you keep pests in check. This means you will have to spray more in the future. Insects can also help your garden grow because they pollinate your plants, helping your garden to expand. The use of carbaryl, diazinon, and malathion insect killers is not recommended. While these may seem to help, they actually provide only temporary control and kill more of the natural predators than the pests you are trying to eliminate. If pest control results in the eridication of enemies then, ironically, pest numbers may increase and become even more of a problem than previously.

Consumers don’t realize the dangers:

1 Twenty three different pesticides were found by the EPA in household dust and air, brought indoors on the residents’ own shoes.

” On a regular basis, the US Geological Survey locates garden chemicals that pose a threat to the environment. Weed Killers, for example are the most prevelant around urban centers streams and rivers.

It’s an eye-opening shock isn’t it, can we really, really not be without these methods of pest control?

Gardening and Natural Home Pest Control

We are convinced that the safe and successful way to control pests in your yard is through a natural balance of organisms in your lawn and gardens. Not only is natural pest control safer and more environmentally friendly than artificial chemicals, it’s even cheaper.

Here are some tips for controlling pests in your garden:

1 Things you could try include traps, barries and row covers.

2 There are a variety of plants that provide both pollen and nectar constantly. Planting these will attract ‘good’ bugs to your garden.

3 You can keep pests from damaging your plants by preventing them getting to the plants in the first place. To keep pests under your direct control, physically remove them in the case of you seeing only a few pests.

In conclusion, many people face this same problem. Thousands of people across the world are also looking for pest control, so we hope this has been of help.