Has your home become a haven for bugs and mice? Are you at your wit’s end as to how you can drive them out, never to return back again? You can bet it’s going to take more than a can of bug spray or a couple of mousetraps to handle the problem. Besides, you really don’t want to clean up that mess. There’s nothing more nauseating than clearing away a trap with a dead mouse stuck inside of it.
The best defense is prevention and fortunately you have a number of options at your disposal for implementing reliable pest control in and around the home. So how should you go about solving the problem? We have a few ideas that are highly effective at keeping those uninvited guests from coming into your home.
Try a few of these helpful hints before you call your local professional Pest Removal Fayetteville. But do keep in mind that if your infestation has already reached an advanced stage of penetration into your home, a professional touch may be the only viable option left.
Garbage
There’s nothing that attracts mice faster than trash and litter that’s been lying around for any length of time. Mice aren’t the only ones who will show up to that smorgasbord either. You’re likely to attract rats and raccoons to the party as well. So it should go without saying that you need to tidy up any exterior areas of the home that have trash cans or any random litter, standing water, and weeds cropping up.
Anything that deters these types of pests from showing up is going to work in your favor and it starts with cleaning up the garbage.
Lighting
Believe it or not, the type of lighting you place around your home can also have a big impact on attracting and deterring those flying pests that can really bug you, particularly in the summer. You want to provide your home with plenty of illumination in the evenings, but you don’t want to roll out the welcome mat to flies, mosquitoes, moths, and other nuisances.
So go with bulbs that have a yellow or orange or pink tint. These colors don’t draw flies and bugs as much as a white bulb. You should also put in high-pressure sodium vapor lighting or halogen alternatives to reduce your pest population.
Openings
These include doors and windows and you should check to be sure they seal shut completely when you don’t have them open for some fresh air. Pests are experts at locating vulnerabilities in doors and windows, things like little gaps and cracks are their primary method of ingress to the home. So repair any broken screens, warped doors, or windows that don’t shut fully.
While you’re at it, look for cracks and gaps that may have emerged in between the frame of your window and the house. A little caulk goes a long way to preventing pests from finding their way into the home through these avenues as well.
