Preventative Tips For Pests
Since not all insurance plans cover infestations and the inevitable large cleanup to follow, prevention is the best way to protect your home and investment. Keep your home clutter-free, clean, and dry. If you start seeing more critters appearing, show no mercy. It’s them or your house — quite literally if it’s a giant snail enjoying the “all-you-can-eat stucco buffet” of your house. Here are a few tips to prevent pests from invading your home.
Tip #1: Sealing Any Entry Points
A mouse can fit through a hole as small as the diameter of a dime, making HVAC components and household cabinets prime entryways for pests and rodents. Even if caulking is used around these systems, rodents can still gnaw through. Sealing any entry points is crucial to prevent infestations, as it blocks access and deters rodents from making your home theirs. Simply plugging gaps after an infestation isn't always effective, as dried pest and rodent droppings, urine, and debris can remain behind or around these areas, increasing the likelihood of their return. Properly sealing entry points not only keeps pests out but also ensures a cleaner and healthier living environment.
Tip #2: Removing Water Sources
Using a five-gallon bucket to catch water from a slow leak may seem like an easy solution to a plumbing problem, but it creates a watering trough for rats, mice, and cockroaches and provides moisture that can support mold growth. Fixing leaky pipes and faucets as soon as possible is essential to prevent these issues.
Additionally, standing water and debris in gutters offers a water source for rats, carpenter ants, mosquitoes, and other pests. Keeping gutters clean and unclogged is crucial to eliminating these water sources and avoiding pest infestations. Proper maintenance and timely repairs are key to ensuring a pest-free home.
Tip #3: Keep Your Home Clean
Leaving food and drinks on counters or in recyclables attracts insects and rodents. To prevent this, wash bottles, cans, wrappings, and other items with soapy water before placing them in recycling bins. Since pests can gnaw through many types of plastic containers, it's also a good idea to use metal bins for trash and recyclables when possible. Keeping your home clean and properly managing waste is crucial for deterring pests and maintaining a healthy living environment.
Tip #4: Get Professional Pest Control Services
Both new and older buildings alike can be afflicted with infestation. There is not one building that is immune! Let Bug Squad and POW! help to eliminate the uphill battle with these critters with our comprehensive approach to pest control.
- Monthly Treatment: The most effective and best way to go if you have severe pest and rodent infestations.
- Bi-Monthly Treatment: Every other month treatment offers protection for a property with severe to moderate pest and rodent infestations.
- Annual Treatment: We offer annual treatment services for termite infestation and other wood-destroying organisms. After the first initial treatment, we will provide continued protection once per year, so you stay worry-free.
Don't let pests take over your home—contact Bug Squad POW! Exterminating today for a free quote and reclaim your space with our expert pest control services!