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Pest Control

Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), promotes various methods to efficiently control pests and prevent infestations to limit the use of pesticides. In order to reduce or eliminate the need for pesticide use, you can:

  • Answer the question: Do I really have a pest problem?
  • this link opens into a new window Understand pest behaviour;
  • Modify your physical environment to make it less attractive to pests; and,
  • Modify your physical environment to altogether repel the pest.

If you choose to use pesticides, be sure to this link opens into a new window use them properly.

Last Updated: 2005-07-07 Top