The house mouse is an asthma trigger and disease vector, and is difficult to manage. Infestations in schools are managed with exclusion, sanitation, de-cluttering, monitoring, and heavy trapping. Inspections and monitoring focus on droppings, snap traps, and nontoxic baits. Safety precautions should be taken when handling feces and rodent carcasses.
Are pesticides hazardous? That's up to you! This publication outlines safe use, storage, and disposal of pesticides and provides links to more information from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and National Pesticide Information Center.
In some homes, clothes moths can damage garments and other belongings. There are two common species of clothes moths in the Pacific Northwest: the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) and the casemaking clothes moth (Tinea pellionella). The larvae,
or immature form, of the moths are responsible for the damage done...
Las polillas pueden dañar la ropa y otros artículos. Hay dos especies comunes de polillas en el Noroeste del Pacífi co: la polilla tejedora (Tineola bisselliella) y la polilla del estuche, también conocida como polilla capullera (Tinea pellionella). Son las larvas las que hacen daño.
When applying pesticides it is important to avoid water contamination and pesticide drift as much as possible. This checklist can help. Three separate checklists(before, during and after) make it easier to remember things to do before, during and after an application to avoid contamination and drift.
IPM stands for “Integrated Pest Management,” a common-sense pest management strategy that focuses on long-term solutions to pest problems with minimum impact on human health and the environment. In an IPM approach, pesticides are not relied upon as the only response to a pest problem, but are part of an...