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Extermination vs Pest Control: Pest Control Defined

Now instead of extermination, pest control services provide you with integrated pest control.  These services take a more wholistic approach to pest elimination.  We look for the cause of pest infestation and recommend ways to eliminate the bugs’ attraction to your home.  In addition, we use insecticides that have been approved for use in and around homes, industry, and crops.  These insecticides don’t have the same harmful effects that traditional extermination pesticides had on the environment and are considered appropriate for residential use.

With an integrated pest control approach, homeowners can even choose to use natural botanical oils as an organic method of pest control.  This provides a more natural option to the use of traditional extermination.  And it’s a method that many people feel comfortable with.

Pest Control Regulations & Licensing

According to the Texas Department of Agriculture licensing agency licensing for pest control includes the “inspection and/or control of pests in and around homes, businesses and industries.  This includes insect pests or pest animals which may invade homes, restaurants, stores and other buildings, attacking their contents or furnishings or being a general nuisance, but do not normally attack the building itself, as for example, roaches, silverfish, ants, flies, mosquitoes, rats, mice, etc.”

As noted by TAMU, becoming a pest management specialist requires education and training as well as passing an examination.  This field is highly regulated by the Texas Dept of Agriculture.  If you would like to learn more about the licensing requirements, you can visit the Texas licensing website.