Does it bother you to see pests scurrying around your house? Perhaps exterminators come to your home from time to time but you still have pests? Maybe that pest control service is a bit expensive? Keep on reading to figure out what you can do to take care of the problem on your own.
Do you have a recurring issue with fruit flies? The issue may lie in your drain. Source which drain is of particular concern for the fruit flies and place a piece of plastic wrap over it to see if they appear there. If some do appear, drop boiling water into the drain and then scrub well. This ought to stop fruit flies breeding.
Do you have many brown recluse spiders in your home? Try using sticky traps. These spiders are poisonous and difficult to kill with pest-repellent chemicals. They do come out at night to search for food. Put these traps along your walls as well as behind your furniture so you can trap them.
The best thing to do if there are flying pests in your home is to repair your screens. Screens on your doors and windows can not only prevent flying insects from coming in your home, they can also help prevent other crawling insects from coming in, too. If you have any holes in your screens, fix them so the bugs cannot get in.
Seal all of the cracks that are in your home to control pests. Often, pests use these little holes to get into your house. You must seal them up to keep the bugs out.
It can be awfully hard to eliminate fleas, but there are a few good tips to help you get rid of both the fleas and their eggs. The first thing you should do is vacuum thoroughly every day. Secondly, you must spray with a good flea spray. Always discard the vacuum bag after use.
If rats and mice have previously posed problems, avoid planting trees near the house. If there are trees too close to your house, this gives rodents access to high places such as the roof from which they can enter your home. They should be about 15 or more feet from your house.
When battling mice near your home, try mint. Line the perimeter of your home with mint plants. This will make the environment inhospitable to mice. Try sprinkling some leaves where the mice live. This can repel the mice if the mint is fresh.
You should now have the tools to do it. Go for it and win the bug war. If you are able to do anything now, that should be to feel empowered. Use what you know now to get rid of the bugs today. You do not have to live with bugs or rodents in your home.