Five Things in Your Home That Are Attractive to Pests

How to Identify a Good Pest Control Service in Your City

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This could sound funny, but what we love and need for survival, our smaller enemies: pests seem to dig too—A cozy spot to live in, breakfast, lunch, and dinner at antenna or paw’s reach, water and a place comfortable enough to reproduce amongst other things. Homes might seem impenetrable to us, but to these tiny, compound-eyed critters, only the little details matter. What could these details be?

Cracks and openings

You can’t phase through walls like The Flash or crawl through tight spaces like Ant-man so your house could feel like a fortress. However, with a slight opening under the doors or windows, a cockroach or rat might decide to pop in for a visit. Unscreened windows could also attract winged insects like flies, wasps, and mosquitoes. Cracks you might find hard to notice are gateways flung wide open for these pests; sealing them could stop an intrusion. You might also need to exterminate pests already lodged within these cracks. You could call in a pest control company to handle that.

Food scraps

You looove tasty food, don’t you? Well, pests love them too, especially when they are free. Who doesn’t like free food, right? Things like unwashed dishes, unlidded trash cans, and spilled liquids like juice and beer will surely attract these freeloaders in droves and swarms.

Washing dishes could feel like a lot of trouble, but enduring it could stop bigger trouble. Also, while clearing the sink, don’t forget to wipe the surrounding surfaces. Waste should be sealed in bags and disposed of in trash cans sealed tightly with pest-resistant lids.

Untidiness

Cluttered surroundings cozy up the place for pests. Those sharp, little corners make for good hiding places, and what better place to crash and multiply?! The stuffier the surroundings, the better. A stuffy place traps dust, moisture, food scraps, etc., creating the perfect environment for a wonderful pest life.

If your room is stuffed, it could be time to clean out the place. To handle pests already enjoying these corners, click here for efficient pest control services. Additionally, consider clearing out things you do not need to reduce clutter.

Moisture

Compromised pipes, moist walls, and everything wet (and smelly) could attract stubborn insects like roaches. It is why they are found in sewage systems. The humidity and stagnancy could make any creature with an exoskeleton comfortable enough to reproduce. Rodents also love these places. Mosquitoes live and breed on stagnant water. Mites, termites, and fleas prefer wet wood.

Plants/shrubbery

Flowers planted too close to unscreened windows could attract caterpillars and insect larvae. Creeping plants could crack the walls surrounding even a sealed opening with their roots, giving tiny insects access into your homes. I know you want your home to look beautiful, so planting flowers a little away from windows should both reduce pest infestations and beautify. Avoiding aggressive creepers or trimming creeping flowers should keep their roots from cracking walls and dislodging roof tiles.