Safe Do-It-Yourself Pest Management with The Best Control

PEST MANAGEMENT
AND CONTROL OVERVIEW
Table of Contents
Chapters 1-10
of
"The Best Control"
by Stephen Tvedten

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"The Best Control" is a book written by Stephen Tveden. With more than 30 years in the pest control business, Steve has researched and applied the methods of safe pest management successfully in over 350 schools. The Best Control is easily searched and contains a compilation of information, direction and advice currently being utilized by pest control experts, schools and individuals all over the country. It gives step-by-step directions for using common household items and other safe methods of pest
problem solving that can be used to discourage and rid yourself of many of your worst pests. This do-it-yourself approach can assist you to keep your family, school, business and neighborhood pesticide free. The methods and materials recommended in this book are referred to as "Pestisafes" as opposed to "pesticides". Pestisafe ® is a registered trademark of Stephen Tvedten.

Table of Contents

CANCER PREVENTION

Why 99% is Not Good Enough

Chapters 1-10 OVERVIEW

Chapter 11 - Things Grandma Probably Used for Pests

Chapter 12-13 - Synthetic Pesticide Poisons

Chapter 14 - Nothing but Ants

Chapter 15-17 - Lice, bed bugs and more

Chapter 18 - Fleas.

Chapter 19 - Ticks and Mites?

Chapter 20-21 - Bees, Wasps, Hornets and more

Chapter 22 - MOSQUITOES

Chapter 23 - Spiders

Chapter 24-25 - SCORPIONS

Chapter 26 - Help! Roaches

Chapter 27 - Help! Something is eating my clothes!

Chapter 28 - So What's hiding in your stored food ?

Chapter 29 - Crickets

Chapter 30 - Flies

Chapter 31 - Beetles, Mites and more

Chapter 32 - Rodents and other Vertebrate Pests

Chapter 33 - Bats

Chapter 34 - Birds

Chapter 35 - Termites

Chapter 36- Safe Lawn and Garden Maintenance

CHAPTER 1
EARTH DAY - April 22, 1994 Page 2
ADDENDUM Page 6
TOXICOLOGY Page 10

CHAPTER 2
              PEST MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OVERVIEW Page 12
              WHAT ARE PESTS? Page 12
              METHODS OF PEST CONTROL Page 12
              STYLES OF PEST CONTROL Page 13
              INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS Page 15
              JUST ONE CASE FOR IPM: RESISTANCE Page 16
              THE MAIN REASON FOR IPM: HEALTH PROBLEMS Page 17
              SUMMARY AND SOS Page 18
CHAPTER 3
              WHAT IS IT? Page 19
              METAMORPHOSIS Page 24
              DAMAGES Page 26
CHAPTER 4
              ARTHROPODS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE Page 27
              PICTORIAL KEYS Page 27
CHAPTER 5
              INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Page 189
              EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW Page 192
              VACUUMS Page 192
              HAND-HELD COMPRESSED AIR SPRAYERS Page 193
              CANNED INSECTICIDES Page 194
              CANNED AEROSOL PESTICIDES Page 194
              CANNED PRESSURIZED LIQUID SPRAYS Page 195
              DUSTERS Page 195
              POWER DUSTERS Page 195
              TRAPS AND BAIT STATIONS Page 196
              EQUIPMENT SUMMARY Page 196
              IPM SUMMARY Page 197
              FINAL IPM COMMENT Page 198
              A RECENT NCAMP EVALUATION OF FEDERAL
                       "IPM" PRACTICES Page 198
CHAPTER 6
              THE INSPECTION Page 199
              LOCATING AND MONITORING PESTS Page 200
              TOOLS FOR INSPECTION Page 200
              EXTERIOR INSPECTION Page 200
              SOME WATER SOURCES Page 201
              SOME FOOD SOURCES Page 202
              INTERIOR INSPECTION Page 203
              ATTIC INSPECTION Page 204
              CRAWLSPACE/BASEMENT INSPECTION Page 204
              SHED AND GARAGE INSPECTIONS Page 205
              SOME SPECIFIC INSPECTION HINTS Page 206
              BUILDING EXTERIOR ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Page 206
              INSIDE THE LIVING AREA AND ATTIC Page 209
              INSPECTION VS. MONITORING Page 218
              MORE PESTICIDE POISON CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS Page 220
CHAPTER 7
              TYPICAL PLAN & INSPECTION REPORTS Page 221
              PTA PESTICIDE POSITION STATEMENT Page 236
              AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY PESTICIDE WARNING Page 236
CHAPTER 8
              DETECTION, MONITORING DEVICES & THRESHOLD LIMITS Page 237
              PESTICIDE CONTROL SERVICES CAUTION Page 244
CHAPTER 9
              HABITAT MODIFICATION & INCOMING GOODS INSPECTION Page 245
              HOW TO BEGIN TO CHANGE THE CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE Page 247
              VACUUMING NOTES Page 250
              EXCLUSION Page 251
              PEST EXCLUSION MATERIALS Page 251
              INCOMING MATERIAL INSPECTIONS Page 253
              WAYS SOME PESTS GAIN ENTRY INTO BUILDINGS Page 254
CHAPTER 10
              LAWS AND REGULATIONS Page 255
              APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION Page 256
              CLASSIFICATIONS Page 256
              FEDERAL PESTICIDE LAWS Page 257
              THE FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND
                      RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA) Page 257
              STATE, TRIBAL AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS Page 258
             SUMMARY Page 258
              PESTICIDE POISON NOTE Page 259
              MORE ON THE HEALTH PROBLEMS/RISKS OF
                     SYNTHETIC PESTICIDE POISONS

IPM WARNING/CAUTION: The terminology IPM or Integrated Pest Management as used by the indoor pest control companies is meaningless. They become IPM experts by sitting in a good old boys meeting for 1 - 3 hours and are state qualified IPM practitioners, and then they continue to spray their poisons as usual!
Even the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now distributing materials , e.g., "Integrated Pest Management in Schools" and "Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management" from a cooperative IPM effort with pesticide manufacturers, formulators and professional applicators, e.g., the pest control industry trade group RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), the National Pest Control Association (NPCA) and the Professional Lawn Care Association (PLCAA) who paid for all of the printing and mailing.
RISE executive director Allen James said, "IPM, including the use of specialty pesticides, assures that our children and school personnel can enjoy a safe and healthy academic environment." The EPA material states, "There are, of course, many pest problems that require the use of pesticides." As you read and use this manual of Intelligent Pest Management you will find that volatile, synthetic pesticide poisons are really not needed, are harmful and actually increase pest problems, contamination and costs. You should never need to hire any professional poison applicators or use any dangerous synthetic pesticide poisons again!
Consultation Note: For an annual personal fee, Get Set, Inc. provides free mail or phone consultations on all the materials covered in this manual/CD and any newly developed alternatives, techniques products and current health concerns.
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