Pests are destructive germs, insects, and plants that cause harm to agricultural crops, livestock, and human beings. Hence pest control and management become essential in order to protect our crops, lives, and forests.
Stages of Pest Control
Identifying and Monitoring the Pests
Once the pests attack they live a sign behind following which one gets to know about a pest infestation. Again if a cockroach or mice is found in the daytime, there are possibilities of massive pest attacks, as they are nocturnal creatures.
Determining the Causes of Infestation
Pests like cockroaches and rodents live on food, water, and shelter. Hence leaky pipes, entry points of domestic transporters can be points of entry for the pests. Before taking preventive actions you need to determine these points.
Choosing a Preventive Action
Before the pests can cause more problems you need to take pest exclusion measures by closing potential pest incoming points.
Accessing Economic Loss
One needs to access the economic loss incurred due to damaged crops and the money spent on taking Pest control actions.
Implementing Pest Control Measures
While implementing pest management you should search the points of moisture accumulation and darkest corners of the room. Mice can come through a crack of ¼ inches whereas; the cockroaches can come through an entry as thin as a coin’s edge. Maintaining proper household sanitation helps counter pests.
After all the necessary steps have been taken it is required to evaluate outcomes and document all the records such as pesticides and trapping materials used in pest control programs and try to keep the fields and forest areas safe and secure from pest attacks in the future.
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