Believe it or not, there is a big difference between pest extermination and pest control. One is an immediate short-term solution to a problem and the other is striving for long-term continual results.
What is Pest Extermination?
Exterminators eradicate the bugs completely. For example, if you have termites, you want to remove 100% of them fast. Same for bed bugs.
What is Pest Control?
Pest control is the regulation or management of a species defined as a pest, a member of the animal kingdom that impacts adversely on human activities. With pest control, it is used to reduce the majority of a pest in and around your house; however, this will not eliminate all pest 100%. The goal with pest control is to continually control them.
Effective strategic long-term pest control involves a scheduled pest management program. The first process might involve pest exterminator wherein a current infestation is immediately eradicated. The long-term pest control zeros in on managing the influx of daily pests that tend to attack or show up. The difference is exterminating an invasion of spiders versus routine preventive pest control measures that help prevent return of the problem.
Best Choice?
Strategic pest control is the clear better choice. Stopping termites before your home endures major structural damage greatly reduces the cost of termite control. It is far less expensive doing advance bed bug prevention than bed bug extermination.
Timing
Each pest, whether it is an insect or small mammal, has a different breeding cycle. Some of these pests lay eggs that won’t hatch until chemicals have lost their potency so extermination may not do the trick. But pest control would address the issue on a continuous basis. Pest exterminators have access to new and improved chemicals that have little to no odor and do not present a problem to the health of people and pets living in the house. They can exterminate the obvious bugs, then, through effective pest control, keep them from coming back or re-infesting your home.
Proactive vs reactive
“Be proactive not reactive, for an apparently insignificant issue ignored today can spawn tomorrow’s catastrophe,” quotes Ken Poirot.
Education
Pest Control companies tend to be more educated in the effective ways to eliminate each specific pest. Each pest has a specific reason for being present and requires a different approach to eliminate it from your home. It’s not a one-size-fits-all treatment procedure. Most pest professionals also receive intensive training to become a technician and obtain additional training throughout their career. As research and technology progress, technicians acquire further training to stay up-to-date on pest management practices with specific pests.
Drive-Bye Exterminators offers home and commercial pest control services in Clearwater, Florida, and the surrounding areas. Family owned and operated for over 25 years, Drive-Bye Exterminators has state certified inspectors and exterminators provide roach, subterranean termite, dry wood termite, roaches, spider, ant and flea services to both commercial and residential clients. Whether a business owner needs help getting rid of a termite infestation, or a homeowner wants to rid their kitchen of ants, Drive-Bye Exterminators offers each client the same level of professionalism and excellence.
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