Our Environment and Integrated Pest management
The Integrated Pest Management Pyramid
Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) is an ecological approach to the control of target pests in which all available necessary control techniques are systematically consolidated into a unified program. The goal of an IPM program is to manage pest populations while avoiding economic damage and minimizing adverse side effects. Guardian, in its quest to protect its customers and the environment, follows the IPM Pyramid.
The IPM Pyramid Explained
- Cultural & Sanitation Methods
This tactic suppresses pest problems by restricting their requisites for life such as water, food, and shelter. For example, removing sources of standing water from a yard can reduce the population of mosquitos. - Physical & Mechanical Methods
These methods prevent pest access to an area or host or, if the pests are already present, removing them with a device. The TERM® Barrier Systems are physical and mechanical barriers to termites and other pests, as they physically restrict access without the use of pesticides. - Biological Methods
This tactic uses predators and parasites of target pests to suppress pest populations. There are several ways this control method can be integrated, including:
– introduction of a new biological control species specific to pests, or
– purchasing and releasing more naturally occurring biological control organisms, or
– preservation of naturally occurring biocontrol organisms. - Chemical Methods
This is the most traditional for pest control, and often the first sought: pesticides. However, proceed with care, as chemicals are the most hazardous and most expensive form of control.
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