How Much Does Pest Control Cost?
Asking how much pest control costs is a little like asking how much it costs to go out to eat. There are many variables. Dinner out could be grabbing a dollar value promo meal at a fast-food joint, or it could be a 10-ounce filet mignon at a fine dining establishment. Variables in eating are based on quality of the food and the ambiance.
But the cost of pest control depends on many more variables as listed below.
· How large an area you want to provide pest control
· Preventative pest control versus reactive pest control
· Level of toxicity you are willing to tolerate
How large an area you want to provide pest control –
Do you want pest control for just your own body when outside? Are you wanting pest control for your house on an acre of land? These extremes represent completely different products, application processes, and frequency. To control mosquitoes for yourself while you grill is inexpensive - one application of a personal pest control product. Treating your home and 1-acre property could be bi-monthly applications of a diluted concentrated product from a boom sprayer over the course of a year. Labor plus product used will add up quickly.
Preventative pest control versus reactive pest control -
If you know your area is prone to pests and you actively prevent them, it is always a less expensive route than waiting to have a problem and trying to fight it. Chasing pests is more costly, more difficult and more time consuming than making your chosen area inhospitable to pests.
Level of toxicity you are willing to tolerate –
This is the most important variable to consider when determining your pest control options. Most traditional pest control products are toxic, synthetic chemicals. They are man-made neuro-toxins that are designed to compromise the neurological functions in pests. They also compromise the neurological functions in humans. One exposure for humans isn’t bad but repeated exposures are dangerous and could be deadly. These traditional pesticides are mass produced cheaply so definitely cost less… but the cumulative exposure to these harmful products leads to health issues and therefore becomes some of the most expensive pest control options available. The product may cost $2 less, but if your family member develops Cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, ADHD, Autism or other – is that worth saving $2?
How much does pest control cost? There are as many levels of cost as there are individual circumstances that require pest control. To keep costs down, use preventive techniques and use all natural pest control products that are not harmful to humans.
Greenbug products were developed to offer all natural pest control alternatives to toxic, synthetic pesticides. Greenbug for People/Pets offers pest control for you and your pets while Greenbug Ready to Use is the perfect pest control product to use for breakthrough pests. The Greenbug Concentrate is best for preventative (and reactive) pest control needs for use in structures and large outdoor areas.
