Environmental Assessment

Pest Patrol Environmental Assessments (PPEA) are methods for ensuring that the likely effects of intended pest control measures on the environment are fully understood and taken into account before agreement is given for those measures to proceed.

Thorough site inspection and evaluation will reveal the potential threat posed by pesticides to the local flora and fauna. These hazards can be fully understood, and pest control strategies adapted.

Environmental assessments should provide a basis for better decision-making for the client with environmental responsibilities.

The process should draw the client's attention at an early stage to the potential environmental effects of pest control proposals so that they can incorporate remedial measures into the designs of integrated pest management measures. A further advantage is that the implications of proposed new measures should be thoroughly analysed before implementation, and more comprehensive information provided with the pest control proposal. Safer, better informed decisions may therefore be possible.

Any PPEA will be performed by the Pest Patrol Environmental Biologist.