With more than 30 years in the pest control business, Steve has researched and applied the methods of safe pest management successfully in over 350 schools.  The Best Control  is easily searched and contains a compilation of information, direction and advice currently being utilized by pest control  experts, schools and individuals all over the country.  It gives step-by-step directions for using common household items and other safe methods of  pest problem solving that can be used to discourage and rid yourself of many of your worst pests.  This do-it-yourself approach can assist you to keep your family, school, business and neighborhood pesticide free.  The methods and materials recommended in this book are referred to as "Pestisafes" as opposed to "pesticides".  Pestisafe® is a registered trademark of Stephen Tvedten.

INTRODUCTION by Steve Tvedten and Forward by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D.

CHAPTER 1  (42 Pages)
        Earth Day

CHAPTER 2  (12 Pages)
        Intelligent Pest Management And “Competitive Control” Overview

CHAPTER 3  (10 Pages)
        What Is It?

CHAPTER 4  (165 Pages)
        Arthropods, Reptiles, Birds And Mammals Of Public Health Importance - Pictorial Keys To Common Species

CHAPTER 5  (34 Pages)
        Intelligent Pest Management

CHAPTER 6  (22 Pages)
        The Inspection

CHAPTER 7   (30 Pages)
        Typical Plan & Inspection Reports For Intelligent Pest Management

CHAPTER 8  (8 Pages)
        Detection, Monitoring Devices, Temperature Relative Humidity And Threshold Limits

CHAPTER 9  (10 Pages)
        Habitat Modification, Changing The Conditions Conducive & Incoming Goods Inspection

CHAPTER 10  (10 Pages)
        Laws & Regulations

CHAPTER 11  (104 Pages)
        Basic Control Overview

CHAPTER 12  (36 Pages)
        Volatile, Synthetic Pesticide Poisons

CHAPTER 13  (106 Pages)
        Pesticides Are Not Pestisafes

CHAPTER 14  (94 Pages)
        Who Is Who In The Chemical  (Poison) “Industry”

CHAPTER 15  (58 Pages)
        The Best Control For Ants

CHAPTER 16  (38 Pages)
        Biting, Stinging And/Or Blood Feeders Overview

CHAPTER 17    (4 Pages)

        The Best Control For Kissing/Conenose Bugs

CHAPTER 18    (8 Pages)

        The Best Control For Bed Bugs

 

CHAPTER 19     (24 Pages)

        The Best Control For Fleas

 

CHAPTER 20      (32 Pages)

        The Best Control For Ticks, Mites, Mold And Fungi

 

CHAPTER 21      (32 Pages)

        The Best Control For Bees, Yellowjackets, Hornets And Wasps

 

CHAPTER 22      (6 Pages)

        The Best Control For Stinging Caterpillars

 

CHAPTER 23      (24 Pages)

        The Best Control For Mosquitoes

 

CHAPTER 24      (24 Pages)

        The Best Control For Spiders

 

CHAPTER 25      (12 Pages)

        The Best Control For Scorpions And Imagination

 

CHAPTER 26      (6 Pages)

        The Best Control For Barklice Or Booklice Or Psocids

 

CHAPTER 27      (44 Pages)

        The Best Control For Roaches

 

CHAPTER 28       (38 Pages)

         The Best Control For Fabric Pests

 

CHAPTER 29         (20 Pages)

        The Best Control For Stored Product Pests

 

CHAPTER 30         (10 Pages)

        The Best Control For Crickets

 

CHAPTER 31         (31 Pages)

        The Best Control For Flies

 

CHAPTER 32         (36 Pages)

        The Best Control For Occasional Invaders

 

CHAPTER 33         (122 Pages)

        The Best Control For Vertebrates

 

CHAPTER 34         (18 Pages)

        The Best Control For Bats

 

CHAPTER 35         (24 Pages)

        The Best Control For Birds

 

CHAPTER 36         (112 Pages)

        How To Permanently And Safely Control All Wood Destroying Organisms

 
CHAPTER 37         (72 Pages)

        The Best Control For Carefree Yard And Lawn Maintenance

 

CHAPTER 38         (40 Pages)

        No Pesticides

 

CHAPTER 39         (60 Pages)

        Illustrations And Photographs By Victor Tvedten

 

CHAPTER 40         (16 Pages)

    A Few Notes On Safe Solutions, Inc. – Diatomaceous Earth

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS    (40 Pages)

GLOSSARY OF TERMS        (40 Pages)