Preparing Your Home Against Fall Pests

Pests like rodents, roaches, and spiders may tend to move closer to home when the temperatures start to drop. These pesky pests don’t have any respect for the fact that it’s your home rather than their refuge. The fall months are prime time for pests to start the migration into your home because the temperatures are just starting to turn cooler, and they want to hole up for the cold fall and winter months. Preventing these pests is actually quite simple as long as you prepare properly.

What Pests Can Do To Your Home

Pests are not only creepy to look at, they can cause some serious damage to the home. Rodents can destroy insulation and wires, and they can even wreck wood in the home by gnawing away steadily.

Pests can also pose a health risk. For example, rodents can spread illnesses like salmonella or hantavirus. Even worse, they often bring extra pests like fleas and ticks into the home.

Some pests will also bite. Spiders are a particular offender, but ticks and fleas also bite when they come in contact with humans or pets.

Preventing Pests This Fall

There are several ways to prevent pests from entering your home this fall, and many of them are easy enough to do on your own.

1. Screen off any large holes or openings, paying special attention to areas like attic fans and the chimney.
2. Watch the remote corners of the home to make sure they stay dry. If dampness or water gets into basements or attics, the moisture may lure pests.
3. Fill cracks all throughout the home, including the outside of the house. Even very small cracks are big enough for pests to squeeze through, and it’s important that they have no point of entry.
4. Keep firewood away from the home. Pests often nest in stacks of firewood since it provides an area of shelter and warmth. The closer the firewood is to the home, the more likely it is that the pests nesting in it will make their way into the house sooner or later.

All of the things listed above are simple things you can do to prepare for fall pests, but having the help of a professional NJ pest control company is always best. A pest prevention checkup as the season starts can help you make sure that your home is properly guarded against a nasty invasion this fall.