The types of pests that you attract have a great deal to do with your location and your habits around the house. However, there are a few tips that everyone can take into consideration when it comes to getting rid of all pests, from the smallest mice to the biggest, scariest scorpion.
Keep Your House Clean
In general, pests are invading your home for one of two reasons: 1. the warmth of your air conditioned residence, and 2. the sugary foods that you leave around the house. To avoid infestation, make sure that your kitchen and bathrooms stay especially clean. Wash dishes after every meal, take the trash out before it begins to smell and mop your floors after every spill, especially spills of sugary drinks. Keep foods in pantries tightly packaged, and any foods that are open should be in your refrigerator or freezer.
Proper Landscaping
Pests love to nest where nature is most abundant. Tall grass, unmanicured lawns and sprawling hedges make for a great nesting ground for many kinds of pests. As these pests move about looking for food, they may find their way into your home especially fast if the unkempt part of your lawn is near to your doors and windows. Make sure that your lawn stays cut and your hedges stay trimmed. Also, keep firewood away from your doors and windows.
Preventive Pest Maintenance
The best defense is prevention. If you want to make sure that your home stays clear of pests, then you should have a preventive maintenance done on your home at least twice a year. This will help to weed out small problems before they become big problems.
Annual Infrastructure Check
Many of the most destructive pests love to nest in the corners of your home where they will be extremely difficult to find without the aid of a professional. Scorpions and mice who live to eat away at your wood will cause you a great deal of monetary pain if they are not flushed out on a consistent basis. Make sure that you have an infrastructure check on your home at least once a year, and more often if you are in a geographic area that tends to have inclement weather that draws pests inward to safety.
No matter the pest you are trying to get rid of, you always have the pest control experts by your side when you call on Preventive Pest Control. Give us a call any time that you are feeling overrun by pests, keeping in mind that the best strategy is a preventive one. We look forward to helping you maintain the sanctity of your home and keeping it completely free of pests!