The pest control application ranges from DIY fixes to
scientific and highly accurate display of chemicals and predatory insects by
highly qualified practitioners. Although pest control is a
The industry is still dominated by family or sole proprietorships. Those who need
to control pests ranging from homeowners to
Large-scale agro-conglomerates that need to maximize their performance. Among
These two are restaurants, bars, food production facilities, farmers; in fact,
anyone who regularly cares for food. Pest control can do us more
comfortable, but it can also save lives.
The word parasite it is subjective as one man’s plague can be another man’s plague
assistant. For example, pest A can be a threat to crop A and pest B a threat to crop.
Crop B. However, if pest B is a natural predator of pest A, then the farmer who
you want to protect crop A you can grow and release pest B among your crops.
There is a theory that without human intervention in the food chain through
agriculture, hunting and long distance travel there would be no pests. Tea
continues the theory that the intervention of man (for example, in the cultivation and
releasing pest B, or carrying creatures long distances) has upset the balance
of the food chain, producing instability in the number of insects and other animals and
distorting its evolution. This instability has led to the overpopulation of a
dice
species with the result that they have become pests. That said, if we assume that the first fly hit was the first
example of pest control, and we know that large animals squash flies, it could be
argued that pest control dates back to long before humans appeared on the scene.
The earliest recorded instance of pest control dates back to 2500 BC when the Sumerians
used sulfur to control insects. Then, around 1200 BC. C., the Chinese, in their great
era of discovery towards the end of the Shang dynasty, they were using chemicals to
control insects. The Chinese continued to develop increasingly sophisticated
chemicals and insect control methods for crops and for human comfort.
Undoubtedly, the dissemination of technical knowledge on pest control was favored by the advanced state of
Chinese writing ability. Although progress in pest control methods undoubtedly
He continued, the next significant test doesn’t come until around
750 BC, when Homer described the Greek use of scattered wood ash as a form of
pest control.
Around the year 500 a. C., the Chinese used mercury and arsenic compounds as a medium
to control body lice, a common problem throughout history. In 440 BC the Ancient
The Egyptians used fishing nets to cover their beds or their homes at night as a
protection against mosquitoes
From 300BC
there is evidence of the use of predatory insects to control pests,
although it is almost certain that this method was developed before this date. The Romans
developed pest control methods and these ideas spread throughout the world.
empire. On
200 BC, the Roman censor Cato encouraged the use of oils as a means of pest control.
and in AD 70 Pliny the Elder wrote that galbanum resin (from the fennel plant)
It must be added to sulfur to deter mosquitoes. In the 13 a. C., the Romans built the first rat-proof grain store on record.
The first known case in which predatory insects were transported from one area to another comes from Arabia around 1000 AD, where date growers moved ant crops from neighboring mountains to their oasis plantations in order to
to hunt phytophagous ants that attacked the date palm.
Despite the illumination provided by the ancient Chinese, Arabs, and Romans,
many of his teachings were not passed down through time. Certainly in Europe
During the Middle Ages, pest control methods were just as likely to be based on
superstition and local spiritual rituals like any proven method. Pests were often
viewed as workers of evil, especially those who ruined food, crops, or livestock.
Although there were undoubtedly studies of pests during the Middle Ages, there were no
have any recorded evidence of this.
It is not until the European Renaissance that more evidence of pest control
emerges. In 1758, the great Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carolus Linnaeus
listed and named many pests. His writings were (and still are) the root and
source of future studies on pests (as well as plants and animals in general). TO
At the same time, the agricultural revolution began in Europe and heralded a more widespread application of pest control. With the work of Linnaeus and others
academic and business needs to ensure crop and livestock protection,
pest control became more systematic and spread throughout the world. World ace
trade increased, new pesticides were discovered.
At this point, farmers and some homeowners carried out pest control.
as a daily activity. However, in the early 19th century, this changed
As studies and writings began to appear that treated pest control as a
separate discipline. The increasing use of intensive and large-scale agriculture brought
match increases in intensity and scale of pest peaks such as
disastrous potato famine in Ireland in 1840. Pest control management escalated
to meet these demands, to the point that dedicated pest controllers began to
emerge throughout the twentieth century.
In 1921 the first crop fumigation aircraft was used and in 1962 the control of flying insects was revolutionized when Insect-o-cutor began to sell fly swatters.
machines using ultraviolet lamps.
Pest control is still carried out by farmers and homeowners to this day.
There are also pest control specialists (sometimes called pests); Many
They are sole proprietorships and others work for large companies. In most countries
the pest control industry has been persecuted by some bad practitioners who have
it tarnished the reputation of the highly professional and responsible majority.
One thing is certain, since long before the Sumerians of 2500 BC. C. to us in modern times, there have always been, and probably always will be, plagues (including some human ones!). Thank goodness therefore that we have pest controllers.
