Your home is a sacred space where you rest and recharge, raise your family, and host friends and loved ones. Because it holds such a special place in your life, it should reflect your family and be clean, peaceful, and healthy. What you don’t want is to live in a space that is shared with unwanted pests.
The best way to maintain a pest-free living environment is to hire a professional pest control company. Regular pest control maintenance ensures that we’re rarely attacking an active infestation, but instead, we’re working a few steps ahead, making it difficult for the pests to get in, to begin with.
But rest assured, you’re not powerless in the battle against bugs. Here are four essential things you can easily do to keep your home pest-free all year long.
1. Maintain The Outside Areas
Surprising to some, the first place you want to begin protecting your home is outside. Most homeowners don’t realize their yards are inviting pests into their lives. The pests you see around your house may be a sign that your property is a little too hospitable to them.
Here in Florida, our warm and humid climate is ideal for many pests. Are you unintentionally harboring bugs? Look around your yard for fallen limbs, piles of leaves, standing water, or places that are rarely exposed to the sun. These are the places that are likely drawing pests to you. Begin by eliminating things in your yard that might attract bugs, especially in areas near your home.
2. Keep Food Contained
Pests are looking for food and shelter. You may not realize it, but your pet’s food bowl or the bowl of candies on the counter may be unintentionally inviting bugs in. Even though you do a great job of keeping your home clean, many pests have a more attuned sense of smell than humans do. Be aware of simple things like pet food containers, fruit going bad on the counter, and overloaded trash cans.
If you have children in your household, it may be more difficult to keep food contained, but setting rules about when and where food is allowed in the home may limit crumbs and wrappers and thus limit pest activity. To reduce bugs, reduce their temptation to enter your home.
3. Close Off The Entrances
It would be easy if pests entered your home through a door or a window, but unfortunately, they’re a little sneakier than that. If you have an ongoing issue with bugs in a certain area of your home, it may be helpful to check the exterior to determine how they are gaining entry. Can you see pests moving along your home’s exterior? Can you see areas of damage where a pest might get in? Pay special attention to areas like kitchens and bathrooms where the humid environment they love may be present.
4. Regular Pest Control
Of course, the most valuable pest control tip is keeping a reputable pest control company at hand. Nothing is more effective than investing in a long-term relationship with a pest company you trust.
You deserve to live in a home that feels safe and clean! We hope these tips have been helpful, and we hope you’ll think of us for your pest control needs. When it comes to pest control, you need consistent expertise. Contact our office today for more information about how our team can help you.
