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Gardening and pest control is at least as old as agriculture. This industry is growing at a phenomenal rate. In the last five years the home pest control business has increased by half, making it a $7 billion industry per year.

More and more homes are being built in remote locations. Many people have a strong desire to reside in the woods or desert. I think that few consider the fact that when you’re constructing in certain areas, you are destroying the homes of insects and animals. Since they get into your home and are unwanted they become pests.

One has to ask oneself what Gardening and Pest control actually means?

Getting rid of unwanted pests is the ultimate goal. Where Structural pest controls is the control of household pests, including wood destroying pests such as termites, or simply unsanitary insects such as cockroaches, pest control tends to be the control of pests affecting your plants, garden, lawn and/or soil. It could possibly effect the house also, but it’s the garden that we are more concerned about.

It is important to keep up with your gardening, and take preventative pest control measures to protect not only your gardens, but your heath as well. The problem is often overlooked until pests get out of control and the damage is severe. There are actually some things you can do to get rid of the problem.

What can we do to contain the unwanted pests in our garden?

Gardening and pest control is viewed by many people as do-it-yourself job. To some extent, it is fair enough. 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. Naturally, we are talking about chemicals, since chemical pest control remains the primary method used in modern pest control. 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.

It is possible to be visited on a monthly basis by a representative from your local pest control company if you would prefer not to deal with pests yourself. One advantage to monthly pest control is that someone should be looking at your house and garden for pest problems regularly. Monthly pest control has one disadvantage and that is the home owners are keen that PCOs apply a chemical treatment every month irrespective of the fact whether there is a pest problem or not.

The facts of pesticide use in the home and garden are very surprising:

1. A huge amount of pesticide is applies annually to lawns, typically something in the region of 67 million pounds.

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

Prior to applying a pesticide, consider all possible consequences. Be careful! Overuse of pesticides may damage the eco system and kill the very insects that are keeping your ‘pest’ numbers down This means you will have to spray more in the future. Also, insects benefit your garden by pollinating your plants, helping them grow and propagate. The use of carbaryl, diazinon, and malathion insect killers is not recommended. These provide only temporary pest control and are likely to kill more of the natural enemies than the pests. If pest control results in the eridication of enemies then, ironically, pest numbers may increase and become even more of a problem than previously.

Most consumers also don’t realize how potentially harmful they can be:

1. Pesticides are easily tracked indoors, an EPA study found 23 pesticides in dust and air inside homes.Do you, the consumer, know just how dangerous they are to you?

2 Garden chemicals are harmful to our environment and the US Geological Survey routinely discovers evidence of them, especially weed killers, in the waterways around urban centers.

The question of going without such forms of pest control is a thought-provoking one.

Gardening and Natural Home Pest Control

We believe the logical approach to gardening and pest control is to create a balance of organisms in your yard or garden. Using chemical pesticides is more costly and potentially harmful, while natural pest control offers safety for your garden and the local floral and fauna.

Here are some tips for controlling pests in your garden:

1. Physical controls like traps, barriers, fabric row covers, or repellants may work for pests.

2. Attract good bugs by planting a variety of plants that provide pollen and nectar all year round.

3. By preventing pests from reaching your plants, you can avoid the damage they cause. When the number of pests is small, you can often get rid of the problem by simply taking them somewhere else.

In summary, a lot of folks are in the same boat. Home pest control is needed by thousands of people and hopefully this helps.

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