Is your home becoming overrun with pests? Even if you have pest control measures in place, they may not be as effective as you had hoped. Would you rather not have to keep paying for the service every month? Read on for some great pest-control advice.
Fruit Flies
Do fruit flies keep coming back after you get rid of them? You may have a problem with your drain. To see if your drains are breeding grounds for fruit flies simply place plastic wrap over your drain. After a few days, check to see if your drains have fruit flies. If they do, try pouring boiling water down it and scrubbing it thoroughly. You can keep fruit flies at bay this way.
Bed bugs like to hide in hard-to-find spaces, which makes them hard to eliminate. Before you call the exterminator, seal off any cracks or crevices. By doing this, you will prevent them being able to escape a timely death.
Make sure that your thoroughly inspect your home for standing water that might not be obvious. Pests are drawn to standing water. Make sure you have no leaky pipes and keep all standing water under control. They have to have water; if they don't have any, they can't live.
If you have a water leak, fix it promptly. Pests of all kinds need water to live and thrive. Just a tiny drip can be detected by pests far away. Don't be the reason you have pests. Put in a little effort and deal with your pest problem before it gets out of hand.
Look around your house for any cracks or places that pests could enter, and seal them right away. These can often function as entry points for lots of pests. Getting them sealed will block pests from getting inside.
When trees fall down in the yard, dispose of them. Be sure to cut up the trunk and branches for use as firewood. You can sell it, use it yourself, or even give it to others. But don't forget to remember the stump as well. Stumps can easily attract termites to your home.
Are you finding rodents in your home? Look around the outside of your home for any small crevices they could be crawling through. Poison or scouring pads can fill these cracks to solve your problem. A lot of times you can use odors to keep them away.
Dry Goods
Be sure to store dry goods in sealed plastic storage canisters. Most dry goods are in boxes and/or bags, which means that they can be accessed by pests easily. Shift dry goods to airtight containers when you bring them home. Using containers made from plastic can keep pests under control and extend the freshness of foods.
You should feel more empowered. So begin putting your plan together to get rid of these bugs for good. You can do it, so you should feel more in power. Use this advice to get rid of those pesky indoor bugs. You should not have to tolerate them any longer.