Pest Control Safety - What You Need to Know

1. Pest Control Safety - What You Need to Know Given the nature of the work of pest control and extermination, one of the most common questions to arise is whether there are any safety risks posed to the homeowners and their families and pets by the presence of the treatment and its potential toxicity. Well, this is a good reason to use professional pest control in Burnaby rather than trying do-it- yourself methods. Professionals will be trained in various ways to protect children and pets from harm, who both are particularly prone to picking things up off the floor and even consuming them. There are also a few other important reasons to hire professionals; let’s go over them! Firstly, hiring professionals is important because pest control methods — traps, bait, and sprays — are tailored to the specific pest they are intended to eliminate, including a specific amount, with proper handling, and to specific areas out of reach from frequently used child and pet areas. Secondly, there are stringent, protective Health Canada and Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) regulations governing both the pesticide products approval and their use by professionals.

2. Thirdly, do-it-yourself methods are definitely prone to error, which can be dangerous. Some common items used include bleach, diatomaceous earth, or fiberglass. Diatomaceous earth and fiberglass pose a risk in that they consist of hard microscopic crystals which if inhaled, can cause acute respiratory issues. Further, diatomaceous earth can get locked into lungs folds, with repeated exposure leading to a condition called silicosis, causing scarring in the lungs. Improper bleach dilution for cleaning surfaces can cause excessive toxic exposure for pets. A fourth reason to hire professional pest control in Burnaby is that they save you time, not only in the initial research and troubleshooting and in the actual treatment itself, but also when things fail to work right away; they can guarantee to fix the problem. If the pests return within a certain timeframe, for instance within a 3-month guaranteed period, the company will come to treat again at no extra cost. Finally, health issues and infection risks of long-term exposure to pests and their byproducts, particularly such as with rats and mice, are worth assuring more complete extermination of pests. By hiring experts who know where pests can hide, a proper, extensive, calculated, informed plan of attack can be made. Pest problems can grow if allowed to persist, making the problem worse and more difficult and costly when put off or incompletely handled. Professional pest control in Burnaby can solve your issues efficiently and effectively and, for many reasons, it is well worth consideration.