Feb 27 2011
The Basic Types Of Household Insecticides
A lot of house owners will tell you that is very challenging to deal with pests in homes. House owners can usually do the normal pest control procedures at home. You can actually restrict the three vital things that pests need which are shelter, water and food. But if this measure is not enough, we may need to resort to controlling them using some insecticides. This article will help you to learn about the different pesticides that we have available.
Primary one that we use is te insect repellant. This is also called as bug spray and is not an insecticide if you are talking about it’s effect. It only dispels the insects far away from the sprayed area. This is best used when you only have few insects at home. The goal of using repellants is for you to be bite free from mosquitoes and ants. We suggest all our clients have this on hand in our pest control San Diego company.
Next we have aerosol insecticides. This insecticide utilizes an aerosol container, and it is used to directly spray on the insects themselves. This can also be used to spray directly in nests and pest homes. Just be sure to use extra care when you use insecticies. You know for a fact that it is very toxic when ingested or inhaled. So make sure that when spraying insecticide, you do it in a well ventilated area. If you have to spray in an enclosed area just make sure that no one enters the room for a while. That is why we suggest letting a professional do it such as our Poway pest control company.
Third, you have the solid insecticides. Solid insecticides are for larger pests, such as rats and cockroaches. The pest will die from eating the pellet after a few hours upon ingestion. This is a very effective way of eliminating rats since they are wary of eating anything that someone just died from. Be sure that you label them as poison so that your house members are aware. We even use this in our ant control service.
These are your basic pesticides that you can buy in the market today. Learning their effects will allow you to choose one that is best for your needs.
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