Pestilence has always been a problem and brings with it disease. The Black Plague, which killed as many as one of two Europeans in the 14th century, was spread by pests. Then it was rats that carried the fleas which carried the plague. Ironically, once people realized this and begun culling rats in large numbers, it actually may have worsened the problem as fleas moved to human hosts. This is why at Guardian we strategize pest management and don't just "exterminate".

But keeping pest populations under control is critical to protecting our homes and neighborhoods, our food supply and our businesses. Without pest control, disease runs rampant with pests.

As with anything, there are exceptions, but as a general rule much of the Pest Control Industry has moved its spraying to the outdoor perimeter of the structure as the primary focus. We go further and simply use no indoor wet sprays or aerosols as the mainstay of our treatment protocol. This reduces the exposure of people and pets to pesticides. While modern pesticides are heavily regulated for safety, it still is our view that no chemical is better than safe chemicals. What we do instead is use a combination of baits and dusts, placed strategically in cracks and crevices that admit to very little possibility of contact with people and pets. 

In addition to limiting what form of application we use indoors, we also strive continuously to field less and less toxic materials. Some companies will claim they can properly protect your home with organic materials. They can't. They just aren't effective and the ones that work somewhat are generally intolerable to be around. While our active ingredients are synthetic, they are specifically made to be safe. As an example, a popular product people use is Diatomaceous Earth, which does work. It's also abrasive and can cause issues if inhaled. We use a synthetic version that is actually safer and more inert. More about that later.

We are the only pest control company in Brevard that uses a monitor and bait stand alone approach to termite protection. This means as a preventive system we use ZERO chemicals. If an active termite presence is in evidence, we use literal ounces of an Insect Growth Regulator which stops young termites from maturing, which will, in turn, destroy the colony. This is in contrast to either always active monitoring bait systems, which keep chemicals in their monitors at all times, or the traditional method of trenching around the structure, saturating the trench with gallon upon gallon of termiticide and even drilling into concrete pavement to inject termiticide into the soil.