Indoor Pest Control: Least-Toxic Methods
German Cockroach Do I Need To Use Pesticides Inside My Home? I'm frequently contacted for pest control advice by people who routinely treat their homes, both indoors and outside, with pesticides in order to protect them from "bugs". Often the homeowners don't even know for sure what the target pest is, nor do they really care. These homeowners have been convinced that if they don't do these treatments, or hire a pest control company to do them at monthly or quarterly intervals, their homes will become infested and may even be significantly damaged. It's like changing the oil in your car every 3000 miles, hype that has been promulgated by so called "quick-lube" oil companies, either you pay now or you'll somehow have to "pay-the-piper" later! The Truth In fact, these routine pesticide treatments are rarely if ever needed , and indoor use of conventional pesticides, in single-family homes, is almost never justified. Fre...