Anything that lives in the wild will try to make a home in our homes. Humans do not want to share their home with these creatures, since they carry disease. Here is an article outlining how to remove them from your home.
Do you have many brown recluse spiders in your home? Try using sticky traps. You can't always get pesticides deep in the recesses where these spiders like to hang out. These spiders are nocturnal, so they look for food after dark. The best way to catch them is by putting traps behind furniture and along your walls.
Plant Trees
Don't plant trees near your home if you have rat problems. If the trees are planted too close, the branches give an easy entrance way for rodents. They can enter through the roof, for instance. A good rule of thumb is to plant trees no less than 15 feet from the edge of your house.
Everything you recycle needs to be rinsed. Soda cans, which contain sugar, should be rinsed clean. Get the soda pop completely out of the can. Then you can store it in your home or garage without worrying about it attracting pests.
Outdoor Lighting
Having outdoor lighting is great to have when you are entertaining or to keep strange people away from your house at night, but it's also a great way to attract pests. Outdoor lighting in yellow, pink, and orange usually attract less bugs.
If a tree happens to fall, remove it from your property right away. Use the trunk and branches as fuel for your fireplace. You can sell it, use it, or give it away. Don't just leave the stump there. A stump is simply dead wood, which attracts termites.
Allow mosquitoes no place to hang out around your home. You need to get rid of any stagnant water. Mosquitoes will breed in tiny pools of water.
Hairspray is surprising effective at dealing with flying insects. Hairspray is totally safe for humans, but deadly for insects. Hairspray will stick onto the insects, which will prevent them from reaching food or water in your home. Hairspray is a great tool to use to kill bees that make their way into your home.
Steel Wool
If you find a mouse hole in your walls or floors, cuts small pieces of steel wool and stuff into the hole. They will die after trying to eat into the steel wool. Spackle your holes with wood putty mixed with small bits of steel wool to help keep rodents out.
You must know the haunts and habits of household pests to eradicate them effectively. Know what it eats, its likes and dislikes, its life cycle, etc. If you understand your pests, you stand a better chance of eliminating them.
Getting rid of these pests once and for all may not be easy, but here are some hints to help. Effort is a must for results. Use the tips you just read and start cleaning your home's pest problems right away.