Unwanted creatures that infest households, buildings, or surrounding areas are pests that can pose serious risk to human health and safety. It is a pest controller s job to control them. Pest controllers locate, identify, destroy, and repel pests. They use their knowledge of pests lifestyles and habits, along with an arsenal of pest management techniques applying chemicals, setting traps, operating equipment, and even modifying structures to alleviate pest problems. The best known method of pest control is pesticide application.
Pest controllers use two different types of pesticides general use and restricted use.
Restricted use pesticides are available only to certified professionals for controlling the most severe infestations. Pesticides are not pest controllers only tool, however. Pest controllers increasingly use a combination of pest management techniques, known as integrated pest management. One method involves using proper sanitation and creating physical barriers, for pests cannot survive without food and will not infest a building if they cannot enter it. Another method involves using baits, some of which destroy the pests and others that prevent them from reproducing.