Is it possible to control household pests without using chemicals?

Answer 1

Yes. Pests can be eliminated or significantly reduced by the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices which use a combination of non-chemical and least toxic controls. IPM seeks to reduce the use of toxic chemical pesticides by controlling pests with the least toxic methods having the least impact on human health and the environment. IPM assumes that a pest need only be controlled when it becomes a nuisance or economically significant. This approach requires monitoring and record keeping to identify the presence and levels of pests and their natural enemies. When an injury level sufficient to warrant control has been reached, the type of action necessary should be based on the pest population size and other variables. Appropriate action may include a variety of treatments, including mechanical controls (eg. traps), physical barriers (eg. caulking), and chemical controls such as hormones (eg. fly strips that contain sex attractants) to confuse the pest, arrest its development, or interfere with its breeding. Pesticides should be used only as a last resort, and then only in a manner designed to minimize exposure of people and other non-target organisms.
IPM may be practiced either by homeowners or by licensed pest-control operators. If you decide to hire a commercial firm, be sure that the IPM program satisfies your requirements for good planning and responsible pest management. Do-it-yourselfers can find IPM supplies at home and garden stores as well as through mail-order catalogues.

Answer 2

Yes some percent of pests can be controlled with out using chemicals by taking proper precautions like identifying the reasons and pest problems. By keeping surroundings clean, and by using some techniques we can control the pests.....For controlling the pests some companies also offering services for commercial and residential properties.

Answer 3

There are two possible ways to operate pest management and those are biological and chemical. In most of the terms chemical process is used by the professionals, but biological process is also fruitful and it depends upon the atmosphere. Besides that, a professional expertise will be the right solution to operate a chemical operation to remove deadly pests. Thanks for the conversation…

Answer 4

Here are some specific ideas on how to control specific pests using IPM (mentioned in an answer above this one). It's a very good website from the University of California, Davis and you can dig around and figure out many many ideas of how to fight the pest of your choice! Good luck!

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/

Answer 5

no it's not because when winter time comes they get worse because they try to find a place to hibernate for the winter.

Answer 6

actually it can be done manually by killing them