Pest control refers to the guideline or administration of a species defined as a pest. In order to maximize food production, it is advantageous to protect crops from challenging species of plants, as well as from herbivores contending with humans. Many pests have only become a problem because of the direct actions of humans in Richfield. Modifying these actions can often substantially reduce the pest problem with in Richfield.

Pest control are done in different ways in Richfield like elimination of breeding grounds, poisoned bait, field burning, hunting, traps, poison spray, space fumigation, space treatment, sterilization, destruction of infected plants, natural rodent control and repellents.

Frankenveggies and the Monsanto Protection Act

  Buried in the recently-passed  HR 933, a spending bill designed to prevent the shutdown of the United States government on March 27, is section 735, a provision that should have everyone who consumes commercially-grown food in this country up in arms and contacting his or her Congressional representatives. Officially titled the Farmer Assurance Provision but popularly called the “Monsanto Protection Act,”..