Spring has sprung! The temperatures are getting warmer. The plants and flowers are starting to bloom. People are outside more enjoying the weather. But that also means that the pests are showing up in our homes and gardens too.
Some of the most common Spring and Summer pests that will be visiting your home or business are:
- Bees
- Ants
- Flies
- Wasps
- Hornets
- Mosquitoes
- Ticks
- Rats and rodents
- Snakes
These pests can range from being a minor nuisance to causing major health issues and preventing people from going outside. Here are some Spring and Summer prevention tips for pests to make your spring and summer more enjoyable:
Pest prevention tips
With the warmer months here, there is a range of different pests looking to enter your home and business. Here are some prevention tips you can implement to help keep these pests away.
1. Attic
Hornets, wasps, termites, and rodents love to hide in your attic and set up camp and build their nests. Since wood and cardboard materials are their first menu choice, the exposed wood beams and items stored in cardboard boxes attract them to this space.
Prevention tip:
- The tips are Inspect the beams for termite damage and store items in plastic instead of cardboard.
2. Air Vents
An easy entry point in your home is air vents. In the spring, termites swarms start and look for entrances into your home. Ants, wasps, and termites will try to come in through your air vents.
Prevention tip:
- Inspect your air vents, and it is recommended to install a mesh airbrick ventilation cover.
3. Roof
Termites, wasps, hornets, and bees look for any opening into a dwelling. A damaged roof can provide immediate access with these pests.
Prevention tips:
- Inspect and locate cracks. Fill them with roofing cement.
- Fix damaged roof tiles.
- Remove standing water and debris from drain pipes.
- Inspects for nests located in between roof tiles and the overhang of the roof.
4. Bedroom
Mosquitoes, flies, bed bugs, termites and wasps enjoy setting up camp in a bedroom.
Prevention Tips:
- Vacuum bedrooms often.
- Launder bed linens at a high-temperature setting.
- Make sure doors and windows are shut.
- Remove furniture away from walls.
- Inspect regularly for termites.
- Check for signs of bed bugs in beds, mattresses, pillows, bed frames and carpet.
5. Windows
People love to open windows in the spring after a long winter. Unfortunately, open windows are an invitation to pests to enter your home. Mosquitoes, termites, wasps, hornets, flies, bees and ants will be coming in through open windows.
Prevention Tips:
- Make sure you have a screen that prevents flying insects from getting into your home or business.
- Close the windows, especially while swarming season for ants and termites is going on.
6. Kitchen
Ants, termites, wasps, flies, and rodents head right for a kitchen for meal or two.
Prevention Tips:
- Remove garbage regularly.
- Inspect pipes for leakage, and repair immediately.
- Clear and clean prep surfaces from crumbs, stains, and spillage.
- Store food in closed containers and put away.
7. Trashcans
Outside trashcans are a prime spot for flies, hornets, wasps, and rodents for snack and meal time.
Prevention Tips:
- No overflowing cans with trash.
- Close the trash bins with tight-fitting lids
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8. Garage
Your garage is one of the most accessible places for rodents, snakes, ants, hornets, termites, and wasps to find a way into your home.
Prevention Tips:
- Check any openings and corners for pests.
- Make sure you repair any damages to your infrastructure.
- Remove any moisture that would make your garage damp.
- Store items off the floor in plastic, not cardboard boxes.
- Properly seal all entrances to your home or business.
9. Garden
Lush gardens bring in all of the pests and rodents because it is full of enticing food, a place to live and breeding areas.
Prevention Tips:
- Remove all standing water in containers.
- Take out tree stumps.
- Remove wood far away from the foundation.
- Trim and manage shrubbery and vegetation.
- Use plastic, rubber, and gravel mulch, not wood mulch.
- Seal all cracks in patios and foundation.
Maintenance plan
One of the best ways to control pests and rodents is to have a regular maintenance plan in place with a local Pest and Lawn Service so you can prevent pests from being on your property, in your home or business.
Please let our team of professionals help you. Don’t spend your valuable time dealing with things that we can handle for you. If you’re in any of the surrounding areas, give Proactive Pest Control a call at 770-800-PEST or 770-800-7378.
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