Keeping pests in their places, Home+Green Pest Management

“Think of them as animals that are living in nature, they're just doing their jobs. But when they move into our homes and yards, then we call them pests”. Preventing insects from getting inside is always the best approach, it can be done by improving sanitation practices, installing proper physical devices as well as an effective building maintenance programs. We work to ensure that insects or wildlife and their habitats are conserved while preparing any pest management or cleaning program.

Use pesticides if only it is needed

In keeping our words "Reducing any unnecessary use of toxic chemical to further reduce the impact to the rest of environment", Johnson Group adopts Green Pest Management (GPM) Approach while designing service programs. GPM focuses on the improvement in sanitation practices and the use of physical control methods. Our Pest Management Professionals will select Green Pesticides or Ecological Pesticides that only be found in the nature or plants. Green pesticides are preferred for use wherever humans and pets must share a pesticide-treated environment.

An effective Green Pest Management and Green Cleaning programs require the cooperation of Pest Management Professionals (PMPs) and Customers. When planned and executed properly, it is a true partnership between homeowners (or users) and PMPs that can help management pest populations in and around your home/premise.

What is Integrated Pest Management

"Integrated pest management is an approach to pest control that utilizes regular monitoring to determine if and when treatments are needed and employs physical, mechanical, cultural, biological, and educational tactics to keep pest numbers low enough to prevent intolerable damage or annoyance. Least-toxic chemical controls are used as a last resort." (Olkowski et al. 1991).

"IPM is a broad approach to pest management that focuses on addressing the reason that the pest problem exists rather than on just the pest itself. IPM accomplishes this by eliminating the three things pests need to survive: food, water and shelter. There are five common steps involved in practicing IPM. They include inspection, pest identification, the establishment of pest tolerance levels, implementation of an effective control strategy (such as caulking cracks in sidewalks or walls, moving Dumpsters away from buildings and appropriate pesticide applications), and an evaluation of effectiveness. To be acceptable, the pest management measures must be both environmentally compatible and economically feasible." (NPMA web site)

What is Green Pest Management

Johnson Group is the very first industry leader introducing the GPM concept into Hongkong. GPM is very similar to IPM which focuses on the non-chemical methods. The aim is to minimize the use of traditional chemicals (including products toxic to people and their surroundings) in and around the home/premise while maintaining an effective, diligent pest control program. GPM also combines prevention and monitoring techniques with a careful approach to pesticides to give a more responsible, and highly effective solution.

The five common steps of GPM are:

• Inspection and Identification - this is the most important step to identify any existing infestations/pests and find out cracks, crevices and other points of entry into your home/premise. This including uncover potential food sources, the presence of water sources, and look for signs of existing pest activity. From this, our PMPs is able to develop an effective treatment plan to reduce invasion dramatically.

• Removal of food and harborage - similar to IPM approach, and effective GPM program discourages pests by creating an environment unsuitable for them. Remember, pests cannot exist without food, water and shelter.

• Exclusion - this is to make use of all kinds of non-chemical methods by excluding pests from entering into your home/premise. This can be done either by repelling pests away, catching them before entering your home/premise, and finally stop them from entering into your home/premise from cracks, crevices, pipes and windows etc.

• Use pesticides if only it is needed - pesticide application is only a part of GPM program. This means only those pesticides necessary to address your specific problem will be used and only in the locations/points and quantities necessary.

• Ongoing monitoring - keep monitoring the conditions that discourage pests from entering your home/premise. Identify the presence of pests before they become a problem to you.

Why Johnson Group

Traditional pest control companies run around spraying pesticide. As a customer of Johnson Group, you no longer need to rely on traditional pesticides which may pose health risks to combat rodents and insects. We're using non-chemical methods like glue traps to find out where there are pests. Our PMPs will advise you the ways to improve sanitation practices and repair structures to prevent pests from getting in.

The Johnson Group I.T.M Solution - Solve your problems without harming your families, and also the environment

Johnson Group has over 60 years experience, our best trained professionals will offer you the most effective and environmentally responsible methods which is called I.T.M. to solve your problem.

After a site inspection or free estimate, our Pest Management Professionals or Home Sanitizing Professionals will create a customized treatment or service proposal that effectively targets your needs.

You care about your home environment? So do we. That's why most of the homeowners choose Johnson Group. With over 10,000 service visits per year, the best-trained professionals anywhere will protect you. Remember, don't just call an exterminator. Call an expert in Johnson Group and keeping pests, allergens & germs in their place.

We offer the best protection plan (I.T.M.) for you, and your family, including:

Inspection

• A comprehensive Inspections or site visit is a key to develop an effective and customized service plan. Our Professionals will detect any environmental issue, sanitation practice or structural condition conducive to pests or allergic reactions. 

Tailor-made Treatment Plan

• Adopt both Green Pest Management & Green Cleaning. Our professionals will start with nonchemical options like sanitation, exclusion and products.
• We select Green pesticides or Green cleaning materials with the least impact on the environment.

Monitoring & Tracking

• We provide ongoing monitoring & tracking programs to protect you, and your family. After each service visit, we'll document all services performed including problems, ways to correct problems, and any recommendations into our CRM system.

Recommendations and physical devices

The PMPs of Johnson Group offer comprehensive treatment proposal and methods. We focus on providing the facts that pests exist on your home/premise by looking at Sanitation, Structure and Storage Practices aspects. We provide variety choices of non-chemical methods including the use of Green Cleaning Devices, flying insect exterminators, fly traps, sticky boards, mechanical traps etc.

Green Pesticides or Ecological Pesticides

Green pesticides (also called ecological pesticides) are pesticides which are believed to be environmentally friendly and thus cause less harm to the ecosystem and animal health. Johnson Group is the very first industry leader adopting green pesticides and making use of these products to replace traditional pesticides.

While sourcing the right green pesticides, we select those only be found in the nature or plants. Green pesticides are preferred for use wherever humans and pets must share a pesticide-treated environment.

In keeping our words "Reducing any unnecessary use of toxic chemical to further reduce the impact to the rest of environment". Our Home Sanitizing Professionals have hand-selected plant-based and inorganic-based solutions for you to choose from.

AllerSafe®

AllerSafe® product line as a natural progression to "Safely Cleaning Planet Earth". AllerSafe® Anti-Allergen products bring the allergy sufferer a new level of effectiveness without toxic or hazardous chemistries.

The AllerSafe® product formulations are comprised solely from renewable plant-based resources including additives derived from elemental rock and seed extracts.

AllerSafe® products are

• Non-toxic
• Non-flammable
• Non-carcinogenic
• Readily biodegradable
• Derived from renewable resources
• Safe to use, store and dispose of

Dustmitex®

As a borate-based pesticide,  Dustmitex® has a very low mammalian toxicity and targets specific pests. This reduces the impact on people, pets and non-target insects beneficial to the environment (such as butterflies and honeybees). Also, Dustmitex® is applied only where needed, further reducing any unnecessary impact to the rest of the environment. And since it is long-lasting, less product is required for a successful and effective Green Pest Management program.

Dustmitex®'s (EPA Reg. no. 67419-1) effect on target pests (dust mites, fleas, bed bugs, termites, cockroaches and ants) comes from the way the boron molecules in its active ingredient interfere with a pest’s metabolism. Because pests cannot excrete excess boron as humans can, the boron builds up in their systems and ultimately interrupts the normal chemical process of transforming food into energy. So, by ingesting Dustmitex®, the insect is unable to extract nutrition from its food and effectively starves to death. Humans, pets and other living things don’t share the risk because they are able to excrete excess boron from their bodies.

Features and Benefits of Dustmitex®

• Proven to have low toxicity
• Reviewed by the California EPA, it will not have significant exposure risk to humans, and is safe to pets as well
• Ecology-based solution to the problems of controlling dust mites, bed bugs, fleas, cockroaches, ants and termites
• remarkable result of Dustmitex® is the long term effectiveness in the lowering dust mite population

Features and Benefits of Bug DeFence™ Natural Repellent

• NOT an Insecticide
• Non Phytotoxic
• Rapidly repels flying and biting insects
• Skin Contact: Little to no effect, may irritate with long exposure
• Skin Absorption: May be slight
• Eye Contact: May irritate; will not cause permanent damage
• Inhalation: Little to no effect
• Ingestion: Little to no effect
• Health Hazards (Acute & Chronic): None
• Carcinogenicity: None