Pest Control
Everyone dislike to have uninvited guest, namely insects in their home. The pest control industry has made great strides in helping us to keep our homes pest free. They have also gone a long way in convincing us that all pests are undesirable to have in our homes or in our yards. A little known fact; you can have fire ants or termites but you can’t have both for very long as the fire ants will eradicate the termites. I guess you could call that natural pest control.
I stop using pesticides in my yard about three years ago. I do have my home treated once a quarter with organic pesticides along the outside foundation only. I do not let them spray inside my home. The results of me using very little chemical pesticides in my yard are Bees, Wasps, Crickets, Geckos, Horny Toads, Toads and a tomato patch that all I have ever did to control insects is remove one tomato worm (caterpillar).
I have to be honest and tell you I do not have that beautiful green carpet of grass in my back yard. It is closer to being in a natural state in that I let the grass and the weeds compete with each other. I do keep it neat and trimmed but I also let the Texas wild flowers grow wherever they pop up.
Pest control is one of the areas that are graded in certifying a home as green. You can forget in the wall pest control systems; a home would never past because of the vapors from the pesticide penetrating to the interior of the home. Think about it why would you want to wrap yourself in a cocoon of pesticides. In some of the higher rating criteria for green homes you cannot use pesticides within 6 feet of the exterior of the home.
Give nature a chance and let it control your pest…
Almost forgot, we get the occasional flight of bats too, they eat a lot of bugs!