Before we can get into trying to understand whether biological pest control is the solution to the any environmental concerns, it would be proper to give ourselves a little background information on this whole Salem pest control business; for the benefit of those who may be encountering it for the very first time.
Now, vermin are organisms (typically insects) that are injurious to the interests of the people who refer to them as such. Thus to farmers, the insects that invade and eat up their crops (whether in the fields or during storage), would be termed as vermin. Elsewhere, insects that happen to interfere with items domestically at our homes are also perceived to be pests.
Inspection. This is the most important step to keep your goal on track. It should be done the right way and with conscientiousness. In this stage, your home will be assessed based on its infestation and damage. The vermin expert will identify the vermin in it and will take note of crevices, cracks and other entry points. He will also find out possible food supplies, existence of water sources, and try to find signs of vermin activities. After this, he will make a prevention plan to significantly minimize your home's vulnerability for further infestation.
Removing of food and shelter. In an earth friendly approach, vermin are eliminated by building a surrounding that is inappropriate for them. This method comprises of removing yard and lawn debris, food, shelter and water sources, compost sites, trash, pet foods, and many others.
So why don't they work against bed bugs? To begin with, these blood suckers are resistant to many pesticides. Within time, the entire population is resistant to that pesticide and bed bugs are very resistant. In fact, there are a few strains within the United States that are now resistant to all registered chemicals available. So the residual poisons used to kill and repel cockroaches, ants and silverfish are of no use whatsoever against bed bugs.
Worth keeping in mind, at this point, is the fact that the chemicals referred to as pesticides tend to be very potent ones. So it often happens that traces of them remain where they were used, even after the vermin are gone. Those traces are ultimately washed down to the water bodies from where they wreck great harm to the (non vermin) animals and plants inhabiting the water bodies.
It is concern about this environmental impact of chemical vermin-control that led to questions as to whether a more environmentally friend method for curbing vermin couldn't be developed. The end result was the exploration of alternatives like the biological vermin control, which we are trying to see whether it is really the answer to concerns raised about (chemical- based) vermin control.
In the biological method, it is other organisms that are known to be predators to the ones viewed as vermin that are unleashed upon the said vermin; eating them up and therefore resolving the vermin problem. Thus if the troublesome vermin are aphids, the other organisms that are known to consume aphids are brought into the field where the menace is so as to feed on the aphids, instead of spraying chemicals that are not environmentally friendly.
Now, vermin are organisms (typically insects) that are injurious to the interests of the people who refer to them as such. Thus to farmers, the insects that invade and eat up their crops (whether in the fields or during storage), would be termed as vermin. Elsewhere, insects that happen to interfere with items domestically at our homes are also perceived to be pests.
Inspection. This is the most important step to keep your goal on track. It should be done the right way and with conscientiousness. In this stage, your home will be assessed based on its infestation and damage. The vermin expert will identify the vermin in it and will take note of crevices, cracks and other entry points. He will also find out possible food supplies, existence of water sources, and try to find signs of vermin activities. After this, he will make a prevention plan to significantly minimize your home's vulnerability for further infestation.
Removing of food and shelter. In an earth friendly approach, vermin are eliminated by building a surrounding that is inappropriate for them. This method comprises of removing yard and lawn debris, food, shelter and water sources, compost sites, trash, pet foods, and many others.
So why don't they work against bed bugs? To begin with, these blood suckers are resistant to many pesticides. Within time, the entire population is resistant to that pesticide and bed bugs are very resistant. In fact, there are a few strains within the United States that are now resistant to all registered chemicals available. So the residual poisons used to kill and repel cockroaches, ants and silverfish are of no use whatsoever against bed bugs.
Worth keeping in mind, at this point, is the fact that the chemicals referred to as pesticides tend to be very potent ones. So it often happens that traces of them remain where they were used, even after the vermin are gone. Those traces are ultimately washed down to the water bodies from where they wreck great harm to the (non vermin) animals and plants inhabiting the water bodies.
It is concern about this environmental impact of chemical vermin-control that led to questions as to whether a more environmentally friend method for curbing vermin couldn't be developed. The end result was the exploration of alternatives like the biological vermin control, which we are trying to see whether it is really the answer to concerns raised about (chemical- based) vermin control.
In the biological method, it is other organisms that are known to be predators to the ones viewed as vermin that are unleashed upon the said vermin; eating them up and therefore resolving the vermin problem. Thus if the troublesome vermin are aphids, the other organisms that are known to consume aphids are brought into the field where the menace is so as to feed on the aphids, instead of spraying chemicals that are not environmentally friendly.
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