INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
IPM is a comprehensive, systems-based approach to pest management with the goal of providing the safest, most effective, most economical, and sustained remedy to pest infestations. IPM reduces the risk from pests or vectors while also reducing the risk from the overuse or inappropriate use of hazardous chemical pest-control products.
What is IPM and why is it important?
IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.
Barn Owl Nest Box Project- Poison Free Belize
For help with Barn Owls in private homes, we can install a nest box and relocate babies over to the man-made habitat boxes so you can keep natural pest control right around your home. OR we can remove and raise Barn owl babies at the center in habitat boxes which then are installed in strategic locations to help within the agricultural sector so we can phase out rodenticide.
This beautiful female Barn Owl died from eating a poisoned rat and her babies were found dead. That family of Barn owls would have eaten 8000 rats that year. Please do not poison their dinner!
Evolve Birth control for rodents
2 rats can equal 15,000 in a years time. That is a lot of rats! Most people would reach for poison but we have much better options now that do not harm wildlife, our health and the environment. So lets grab some Evolve Rodent Birth Control instead! 3 months of using evolve and rat populations decrease by 70% and the rodents that are eating the birth control remain healthy, making them a safe meals for other animals, such as owls, hawks, foxes, ocelots and even your pets. This product has no poison and is not harmful to children or pets making it the best choice for rodent population control.
We are a proud supplier of Evolve from Senestech
What does rodenticide actually do??
When using a product to control pest, do you know what the poison is doing to the animal you are trying to control? What about the animals that eat the poisoned pest?
What can you do to help?
Become a volunteer. We are seeking volunteers from all districts to do educational outreach and teach communities about the dangers of rat poison to human health, wildlife and the environment. This is the only way we will be successful in phasing out rodenticides from Belize.
Consider making a donation towards our educational campaign to help us print educational materials, build barn owl habitats and much more. You can do this as a tax exempt donation through our donate button or through our GoFundMe link below.
