Introduction To Vector & Pest Management

What is Vector ?

VECTOR

**Direct damage that they may cause by feeding or biting.

for eg:organism that transmit infection to human.

Included: Mosquitoes, Cockroaches, Flies, Fleas and Ticks.

It can be also describe as a organism that carries bacteria or viruses with it.

What is Pest ?

PEST

**An animal or insects which causes trouble for human.

Included: Rodents,Flies,Cockroaches,Bacteria and Fungi.

Pest is more to be themselves a problem.

Methods of Vector and Pest Control

such as:              

• reduce areas where vector can easily breed.

• reducing direct contact with animals which can cause problems.

• pesticides can be used to control the vectors.

• to avoid pollution,we can use natural vector predator.

Rodents

Flies

Fleas

What is IPM ?

** IPM is a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining the use of all practical methods of pest control including biological, physical and chemical methods, in a manner that attains the client's goals while minimizing economic, health and environmental risk.

Disease of vector and pest

Intergrated pest management (IPM) techniques are needed to reduce the number of pests that threaten human health and property.

Those are : 

• monitoring, identifying, and determining the level of threat from pests,
• making the environment hostile to pest,
• building the pests out by using pest - proof building materials.