There are several pest control methods that a homeowner can choose nowadays and they mainly divide on whether one chooses the natural or the unnatural method.
For the natural pest control methods, homeowners can do them by themselves such as biological pest control method but for the unnatural where in hazardous chemicals are necessary, much better to have the professional pest control companies handle them.
It is very important that a homeowner does a background check about the company and the employees that will be administering necessary pest control services in your house. In that way you can ascertain the competency of the pest control company in rendering their services.
However, homeowners can do mechanical pest control by themselves where in that could include application of chemical barriers. What is important is that homeowners know up to what extend they can employ a certain pest control method.