Different Methods of Pest Control in Salt Lake City

Posted by Jems Lee
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Feb 16, 2016
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Pest control refers to the management and control of pests. Pests are basically those insects which are unwanted and that is not only because they are ugly but also because they are detrimental to the health of other perfectly healthy beings, crops or even economy. Pest control is necessary at any place and Salt Lake City is no exception.  While conventional methods of pest control include crop rotation, selective breeding and such methods, modern practices offer a vast range of advanced scientific methods and medicines which offer an effective offence against pests. Pest control Salt Lake City can be of many types depending on what and how you want to use it.

  • One can employ the animals who destroy pests. For example, in a produce where say, rodents have created problems, animals such as cats can be used to tackle the problem. Although they may not be able to completely eradicate it, but the rest of the population can also be managed by usage of traps and other poisons. Similar methods can be adopted in other cases as well.
  • While using pesticides two methods are generally used. While space fumigation is a method  that involves trapping the pests in a place and then releasing a deadly substance that kills all stages of pests, space fumigation is long term process where  misting type applicators or fogging are used.
  • Breeding Elimination ground is yet another method which involves various methods of waste management. Pest control Salt Lake City allows prevention of pest’s breeding ground.
  • A common method poisoned bait is luring the pest to some substance which, when digested results in the death of the pest. A meat which is poisoned has been used as baits to kill wolves for centuries now.
  • Field burning is a method which is commonly used in case of sugarcane. After sugarcane harvest, the whole field is burned. This helps in killing any sort of pests that might have been breeding there.
  • Pest control via physical barriers refers to management of pests by putting physical barriers in order to block the pests.
  • Control of pests via mechanical devices is another way which includes use of simple devices and ingredient that help in the job. For example, pulling weeds out physically.
  • Another method is biological control of pest. Pest control Salt Lake City is done by managing the natural parasites and predators. The aim is to solve the problem with least possible ecological environment’s harm.
  • Using pesticides is also pretty common, pesticides are often sprayed by trucks or planes or hands. However, there might be cases where spraying of these pesticides has caused cancer or other health problem.
  • One of the methods often used is destruction of all the infected plants. This process helps since it completely removes the breeding ground of pest.
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