Hygiene as a method of Pest Control
Pests can be controlled by practising good
hygiene in the following ways:
Put all rubbish into the bin.
Wrap all food scraps tightly in paper.
Keep all the benches, cupboards and floors clean.
Regularly clean behind stove, refrigerators and
other household appliances.
Keep food in containers with tight-fitting lids.
Use fly screens to stop pests entering the house
and seal holes around pipes.
Methods for Pest Control
There are mainly three methods for
pest control are:
Organic methods for pest control
Natural methods for pest control
Biological methods for pest control
Organic methods for Pest Control
Here, The major types of products for the
method of Organic Pest Control are :
Floating Row Covers
Natural methods for Pest Control
Natural pest control is less expensive
than buying and applying pesticides, and
it's safer for garden, family, the natural
wildlife and the environment.
The Tasteful Garden promotes
natural pest control methods such as
keeping garden clean and weeded, using
mulches and good compost in the soil,
and organically made pesticides only
when absolutely necessary.
Biological methods for Pest Control
Biological control is the use of
natural enemies to control pests.
This can be done by introducing
various predatory insects or mites or
parasitic wasps, or nematodes that
infect the pest with a fatal bacterial
This technique is mainly used in
greenhouses, but some biological
controls, especially pathogenic
nematodes, can also be used out of
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