Preventing infestations can feel tricky and overwhelming. Here are a few tips that will help keep your home free from many common pests.
1. Certain Bugs Don’t Care About Hygiene
While keeping your place clean will drastically reduce the number of insects you’re likely to find in your home, certain bugs can and do still turn up. Bedbugs in particular don’t care much about food (aside from your blood) or moisture, and will hitchhike into your house on luggage and clothing regardless of how clean the kitchen is.
2. Moisture is a Draw for Pests
Just keeping the house clean often isn’t enough to discourage pests. Having places where moisture can pool around the house is often a big draw for insects and even small rodents.
3. Exclusionary Measures are Important
You may not see any obvious signs of infestation, but that doesn’t mean that pests are avoiding your house like the plague. It’s best to patch cracks and seal holes where pests can get in well before there’s any sign of activity.
4. Alert Your Neighbors if You Have an Infestation
This is especially important in apartment buildings or neighborhoods where the houses are close together. Rodents and cockroaches can easily spread to multiple homes that are in close proximity to one another.
5. You Can’t Fix Every Problem Yourself
While many exterminators are glad that you don’t call them for every little thing, many of the treatments available in hardware stores and the like can easily be misused applied to the wrong problem, which may make later, professional treatments less effective.
If you think you may need an insect exterminator, contact us at Consolidated Pest Control today!
