Pests are organisms that harm crops, animals, or people. Pest control methods attempt to reduce their numbers below harmful levels. They can be preventative, suppressive, or eradicative. Preventative measures include keeping food in tightly covered containers, removing garbage regularly, and…

Pests can cause economic losses by contaminating food, damaging plants and structures, or transmitting disease. Good pest management focuses on prevention, suppression and eradication with the least disturbance to nontarget organisms and the environment. Prevention methods reduce the attractiveness of…