The Advantages of Integrated Pest Management for Long Term Prevention

Pest management is a constant problem that many homes and businesses face, leaving many looking for long term solutions that can help reduce or eliminate pests all together. In today’s blog we will be looking at the advantages of integrated pest management and how that can aid in the long-term prevention of pest infestations.

What is Integrated Pest Management?

Integrated Pest Management is a pest management strategy that involves a variety of measures taken to control pest populations in a more naturalistic and holistic manner, avoiding the use of harsh chemicals except as a last resort. Most conventional pest control is focused on short term solutions to pest problems, reacting to the presence of pests and then ending once the infestation is eliminated. Integrated pest management on the other hand focuses on solutions that are more effective for long term pest prevention, these solutions involve regular monitoring, preventative measures that address the underlying causes of pest infestation, as well as targeted interventions when necessary.

What are some of the techniques of Integrated Pest Management?

Integrated Pest Management makes use of a variety of different techniques to achieve a comprehensive pest management strategy that doesn’t rely on harsh chemical pesticides. Overuse of pesticides can pose a risk to the environment or other non-pest species that might be living near your property. These techniques include things like setting action thresholds to know when to make a targeted intervention, pest identification to ensure that pests are present on the property before any intervention, environmental management to ensure that the property isn’t attractive to pests and monitoring to make sure interventions occur before pest numbers become a threat to the property.

What are the advantages of Integrated Pest Management?

Integrated Pest Management’s focus on a variety of control methods means that there is a lower chance of pests developing a resistance to any one method, making it effective long-term pest control. By only using chemical pesticides as a last resort, integrated pest management is also better for the health and safety of humans as there is a reduced risk of exposure to those harsh chemicals and the health problems associated with them. Integrated Pest Management is also more environmentally friendly in many ways, in addition to not introducing pesticides to the local environment it also safeguards non-target species and helps preserve ecological balance, with proper ecological balance pests are less likely to invade areas where they aren’t normally seen.

Another long-term benefit of integrated pest management is that it can be extremely cost effective, since you don’t need to spend as much money on traps, pesticides and exterminators.

We hope we have been able to demonstrate how Integrated Pest Management is an effective, long-term solution at preventing pests. If you have any questions about Integrated Pest Management or other Pest Management strategies, please feel free to contact our friendly staff so we can discuss how to best help you with your pest problems.

Gilpin’s Pest Control is a family-owned business operating on the Lower Mainland in Greater Vancouver and the BC Interior including Kamloops, Revelstoke, and Sicamous. After 35 years in the business, we do a stellar job and are proud of our rapid response time. 

If you have any questions about this article or you would like to talk to us about pest control needs, please call us toll-free at (800) 770-2428.