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- A tremendous array of insecticides exist for both professional and homeowner use. Poison insecticides are available in spray or fog form, while poisons for vermin and larger pests are available as edible substances disguised as food. The professional poisons are more potent and longer lasting than the ones you can buy in the hardware store, but they both do the job to some extent. Sprays and bombs can be fine-tuned to attack a certain type of insect while leaving pets and people unharmed. There are, however, many possible negative effects to insecticides so make sure to read all labels for precautions and listen to your exterminator's advice when they are being used.
- Rodent traps come in several varieties including snap traps, glue traps, electric traps and catch-and-release traps. The principle behind all these forms of trap are the same. They use a food bait that is favored by the pest, which draws the animal in and then either kills or holds the pest for later release. Insect traps work in much the same way, drawing in bugs with poison-laced foods or sweet-smelling solutions and then holding them until dead or discarded with the trap. Stores carry traps for the most common household pests, but professionals have or can make an even wider range of traps for nearly any type of vermin.
- High temperatures are a technique employed mostly with bedbug infestations because of that particular creature's sensitivity to extreme heat or cold. About 115 degrees is the high point of the bedbug environment and exposure for more than 15 minutes will be fatal. The two applicable forms of heat extermination for bedbugs are thermal and steam heating. Pressurized steam can be pumped onto the surface of an infested area like a mattress or bed frame. Thermal heating applies even heat to the entire affected area by either radiating heat into the entire room or directing concentrated heat at a specific area. The greatest danger with heat extermination is slow or indirect application, which will allow pests the time they need to relocate away from the dangerous high temperatures.
- The age of the ultra-sonic pest control device began with television infomercials pitching devices that would rid your home of all pests by just plugging a box into the wall. According to Professor Barb Ogg of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and the Federal Trade Commission, sonic pest control does not work. The attractions for the homeowner are obvious. Cheap and easy pest elimination without the use of any chemicals, poisons or expensive professionals. Although there are still companies selling sonic pest control devices, don't waste your time or money.
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