Pests and Pest Control

Pest Control Is A Global Problem

• Now a days pest control is winning more battles but they are loosing the war.

• think you need to design a better mouse traps lol.

What is a Pest?

• In technical terms it is one type of organism in a form of bacteria, animal, fungi as well as even a plant.

• Generally pests have an –ve effect on food as well as on the human.

• In short something that, that we don’t need to be around us is called pest.

Myths and Realities of Pest Control

• Technology using Chemistry– People use more chemicals to kill a huge amount of

pests.– Using chemical technology is just a short term

process.– It also increases environmental as well as health

consequences

• Pest management using Ecology – It depends on pest lifecycle and ecology.– It emphasizes protection from pests.

IPM – Integrated Pest Management

• This is one type of approach to controlling and reducing slowly the population of the pests using chemical as well as ecological method.

• This is a slow and steady process which has many benefits including permanent solution of pests and their population.

What is smarter pesticides ?

• 3rd generation Pesticides– Organophosphates and carbonates– More lethal in low dose than organ chlorines

• 4th generation Pesticides– hormonal chaos– fertility of population.

Chemical TechnologyIssues

• Pest resistance against developments

• Human Health Effects

• Environmental Health Effects

Some Examples of Insect Food Chains

Natural Pest Control

• Cultural Controlling• Controlling By Nature Enemies• Genetic Controlling

Life Cycle Of A Bed Bug (Insect)

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