As a pest management professional, you play a crucial role in ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of individuals, communities, and the environment. Pests can cause various problems, such as spreading diseases, damaging property, and threatening public health and safety.

Performing your job at the highest level of professionalism is essential, and it is important to remember the following.

1. Identifying the source and extent of a pest infestation. Develop a customized plan to control and prevent current pest infestations.
2. Implementing effective pest control methods using the steps of Assessment-Based Pest Management.
3. Educating customers on how to prevent pest infestations.
4. Staying up to date with the latest pest management advancements ensures that you are performing the most effective and efficient services.

As a pest management professional, you protect the health and safety of your customer's homes and businesses because pests can carry diseases, contaminate food, and cause damage to structures. Pests like cockroaches trigger allergies and asthma symptoms, and mosquitoes have been known carriers of the West Nile virus. They can contaminate food which can cause significant economic losses in agriculture and food production, as well as in the tourism and hospitality industries. Cause significant damage to buildings and homes that lead to costly repairs.

Without performing pest control services, there would be an increase in pest populations that could lead to imbalances in the ecosystem, as the pests could prey on other species and disrupt the food chain. This could have a cascading effect on the environment, leading to the decline of certain species and potentially even the extinction of some.

Next time Mrs. Jones asks why you should be performing the pest control service at their home or business, tell them that it is essential for maintaining the health and stability of human societies and the environment. How can they argue with that?