The Soil Association standards include a chapter on pest control for organic production and storage areas. This specifies that the focus should be on preventing birds, rodents, insects or other pests contaminating organic foods or spreading disease. Pest control should aim, in the first instance, to prevent infestation rather than depend on treatments.
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