2. The prevention and control of
insects, rats, and other pests should be
the concern of every member of the
family and the community because of
their ill effects on the health and
economy of the people. Destroying their
breeding places and knowing ways to
control them can help get rid of these
pest.

3. Insects, Rats, an
d pest
Breeding Places Ways of Control
•Flies Dirty toilets, dump
sites, human and
animal
wastes, decaying
materials, uncover
ed food.
Always maintain
the cleanliness of
the toilet and its
surroundings.
Segregate garbage
and dispose of
them properly by
means of
composting, sanita
ry landfill, and
other safe ways of
disposal.

4. Insects, Rats, and
pest
Breeding Places Ways of Control
•Mosquitoes Stagnant water in
open containers, tires
of vehicles, gutters,
trunks of trees where
water stays
permanently, plastic
containers, tanks,
jars, water containers
pails, bottles with
water, flower vases
with water, dark
corners where
clothes are hung or
where household
things are kept or
filed.
Let the water flow
continuously along
the canal; compress
tin cans, sell or give
them to garbage
collectors (ecoboys)
together with old
tires and plastic
containers. Tires can
be recycled into
flowerpots and
doormats. Put a hole
on the trunk of the
tree to prevent
stagnant water. Cut
the leaves of plants

5. Insects, Rats, and
pest
Breeding Places Ways of Control
where water stays.
Always clean water
storage or water
containers, drums,
pails, jars, tanks and
flower vases.
Change the water
regularly to prevent
wrigglers. Instead of
using water in the
flower vase, use soil
or sawdust.

6. Insects, Rats,
and pest
Breeding Places Ways of Control
•Bedbug Beds, chairs,
pillows,
mattresses, and in
between
bamboo/wooden
floors.
Boil water and
pour it on the
suspected breeding
places of bedbugs.
Spray hot or moist
liquid and
chemicals on their
breeding places.
Always keep the
house and
breeding places of
bedbugs clean.

7. Insects, Rats,
and pest
Breeding Places Ways of
Control
•Cockroaches Dark, moist, or
dump places or
corners, like
underneath the
lavatory, sides of
the cabinet or the
cupboard where
food and kitchen
utensils are kept.
Keep places dry
and clean like the
kitchen, toilet ,
and their
surroundings.
Cover food tightly
as well as the
garbage cans.
Spray chemicals
once in a while.

8. Insects, Rats,
and pest
Breeding
Places
Ways of Control
•Rats Dirty toilets,
dump sites of
garbage, human
and animal
wastes.
Maintain clean and
sanitary toilets and
their premises.
Cover garbage cans
tightly. Dispose of
garbage properly by
burying or covering
it with soil to
prevent the site from
becoming a breeding
place of rats.
Construct a rat-proof
food storage cabinet
, or a rat-proof shed
if affordable.

9. Insects, Rats,
and pest
Breeding Places Ways of Control
•Ants Garbage cans Destroy breeding
places by spraying
them with chemicals
or pouring hot water
on them. Store the
food properly. Clean
the cabinets where
foods are kept. Clean
the garbage cans as
well. Avoid leaving
food or food
particles on the
table, floor or in the
kitchen.

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