Florida has a climate that is warm and humid. Nice for humans to live in, but unfortunately for us humans, nice for many insect pests as well. Indeed, there is a wide range of insects can become pests to human residents both indoors and out in the yard.
The great news for you, your family, and any family pets, is that many of these outdoor insect pests can be controlled without the use of toxic compounds. Called Integrated Pest Management (IPM) or Integrated Pest Control (IPC) there is a safe and effective way to control insect pests before they can do significant damage to your yard.
An integrated pest control service from Consolidated Pest Control is based on these six long-established IPM principles.
Monitor
Regular observation is critically important to IPM success.
Prevent
The first line of defense is to maintain healthy plants. Also by selecting species of plants best adapted to local growing conditions the plants will be less stressed and less susceptible to attack.
Accept
Allow acceptable pest levels. Wiping out an entire pest population is often impossible, but we can keep the population at a level that does not harm the landscape. (You won’t know they are there).
Mechanical Controls
Barriers and traps may be the first line of defense when pests start to get out of hand.
Biological Controls
Mother Nature has a number of naturally occurring solutions to pests. There are biological insecticides derived from naturally occurring microorganisms such specialized nematodes or fungi and bacteria only toxic to insects. There are also beneficial insects that eat or parasitize pests.
Responsible use of synthetic pesticides
Pesticides may be necessary in some cases, but can be minimally used – especially if applied at specific times in a pest’s life cycle. Matching the application technique to the pest is key to success.
Contact us today to help set up an IPM maintenance program to keep your yard safely pest free.
