For the Doctor Who audio adventure, see Pest Control (Doctor Who). For the Devilhead album, see Pest Control (album).
An agricultural aircraft applies low-insecticide bait against western corn rootworm.
Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities or environment.[1] The human response depends on the importance of the damage done and will range from tolerance, through deterrence and management, to attempts to completely eradicate the pest. Pest control measures may be performed as part of an integrated pest management strategy.
In agriculture, pests are kept at bay by mechanical, cultural, chemical and biological means.[2] Ploughing and cultivation of the soil before sowing mitigate the pest burden, and crop rotation helps to reduce the build-up of a certain pest species. Concern about environment means limiting the use of pesticides in favour of other methods. This can be achieved by monitoring the crop, only applying pesticides when necessary, and by growing varieties and crops which are resistant to pests. Where possible, biological means are used, encouraging the natural enemies of the pests and introducing suitable predators or parasites.[3]
In homes and urban environments, the pests are the rodents, birds, insects and other organisms that share the habitat with humans, and that feed on and/or spoil possessions. Control of these pests is attempted through exclusion or quarantine, repulsion, physical removal or chemical means.[4] Alternatively, various methods of biological control can be used including sterilisation programmes.
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Pestcontrol is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest; such as any animal, plant or fungus that impacts adversely on human activities...
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controllingpests, whether pest animals such as insects and mites, weeds, or pathogens affecting animals...
Mechanical pestcontrol is the management and control of pests using physical means such as fences, barriers or electronic wires. It includes also weeding...
Physical pestcontrol is a method of getting rid of insects and small rodents by killing, removing, or setting up barriers that will prevent further destruction...
Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pestcontrol (IPC) is a broad-based approach that integrates both chemical and non-chemical...
Electronic pestcontrol is the name given to any of several types of electrically powered devices designed to repel or eliminate pests, usually rodents...
Orkin is an American pestcontrol company that was founded in 1901 by Otto Orkin. Since 1964, the company has been owned by Rollins Inc. Orkin has held...
pest management or Forest IPM is the practice of monitoring and managing pest and environmental information with pestcontrol methods to prevent pest...
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British PestControl Association (BPCA) is a not-for-profit organisation and trade association representing over 750 organisations and more than 3500 individuals...
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these organisms to help controlpests is called biological pestcontrol. There are also targeted measures of animal pestcontrol such as a mole vibrator...
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method of pestcontrol. Entomopathogenic organisms—organisms that produce disease in insects—are an active area of research for the control of M. melolontha...
to control nematode pests. Since they are considered natural mortality agents and environmentally safe, entomopathogenic fungi for biological control of...
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as a composting activator. Blood meal can be spread on gardens to deter pest animals such as rabbits. The theory is that the animals smell the blood and...
Fenemore PG (2016). "Chapter 7: Mites and other non-insect pests". Plant Pests and Their Control. Elsevier. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-4831-8286-5. Harrison S, Knott...
United States to kill coyotes and other canids. Cyanide is also used for pestcontrol in New Zealand, particularly for possums, an introduced marsupial that...
groves. It is beneficial against non native species. An introduced Hemlock pest, the elongate hemlock scale (Fiorinia externa Ferris), which has been doing...
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