New Delhi: World Pest Day is observed on June 6 every year to raise awareness regarding pest management for health and food safety.
As per National Pest Management Association website, the Global Pest Management Coalition (GPMC) the theme for this year is "Global Solutions, Local Impact: Mapping Success in Pest Management."
With an aim to spread awareness of important role of pest management organisations play in safeguarding public health and food safety. World Pest Day aims to bring together pest management organisations worldwide to raise awareness about the industry's impact.
Pest management helps to provide benefits for human life and plants. It is said that a huge number of insects that come under the category of pests. A few years ago trade associations from India and other countries came together and joined hands first time to take global initiative that was launched in China's Beijing to combat pest-borne diseases.
In the present time, more and more vector borne pathogens emerged. Several diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, rats, cockroaches, termites and flies are reported time and again following which a good number of people are at risk of vector borne diseases.