Tips to Become Your Home's Pest Defender

Have you ever caught insects, rodents or other pests in your home? Instead of waiting for a defensive action to take after a pest has entered your home, attack to prevent pest problems before they occur. There are several ways to eliminate the conditions inside and outside your home that attract pests, which should reduce the chance of them bothering you.

Here are 10 tips to keep pests out of the house.

Minimize plants and bark chips

Trim any branches of trees or shrubs that touch your home. This helps remove the "bridges" that pests can use to easily reach your home and enter. Likewise, mulch in beds can provide an ideal shelter for pests. So instead of using bark chips on areas that touch your foundation, lay a less attractive soil cover for pests, such as rocks.

Seal doors and windows

Pests can pass through small cracks and crevices, so you should regularly inspect and repair any crooked or broken doors and windows as well as those that just do not fit well. Also immediately repair tears or tears in the screens. Use screen sizes with at least 200 holes per These are usually available at home and in hardware stores.

Check for cracks and holes

Doors and windows are not the only places that can have small openings. Routinely inspect the entire exterior of the house for other cracks, crevices, and crevices that pests may pass through. Check for cracks in the foundation, loose liners, missing tiles and holes around guides, including pipes, electrical wiring, and cable connections. Seal all openings with copper mesh, thick steel wool, sheet metal or mortar. Expandable sealant is not ideal for use because many pests can chew it.

Proper disposal of waste and debris

Most people know that household waste can attract pests such as ants, cockroaches and rodents. But farm waste can also attract pests that can see them as a nest or a food source. Make sure all your trash cans have tight lids, and clean the cans and the area where they are regularly to remove dirt and spills from which pests can be fed. Also keep backyards, patios, decks and garages free of bedding, plant stings and standing water, which can provide ideal environments for pests to create a home.

Rinse reusable

As with waste, it is preferable to store recyclables in a bin with a tightly closed lid. However, some municipalities offer open landfills to their residents. If this is the case, rinse all your recyclable foods thoroughly before placing them in the bin. Taking a little more time to do this should keep your waste free of pests. And if possible, store trash outside, not in the garage or at home.

Use the right lamps

To reduce flying insects around doors and windows, replace standard mercury vapor lamps with high pressure or halogen sodium vapor lamps. Bulbs with pink, yellow or orange tones will be less attractive to insects. You may also want to change the position of your light if possible. While it is common to place lights on exterior walls near doors, it is best to place the light further away from your home on a pole. This keeps most insects close to the post and not in your home. Just make sure the light still hits the door to keep it on for safety reasons.

Look for internal holes

Many pest control measures take place outside the home. But some cracks and holes will only be visible from the inside. Check regularly inside, under and behind kitchen cabinets, refrigerators and stoves for signs of pests. Also look for holes in the trim as well as around pipes, ventilation ducts and cables. Seal any holes you find, especially those that are an inch or more. A good indicator that these holes lead straight out is if you can feel the airflow coming from them.

Clean drains

Sink and floor drains often accumulate mud and dirt. This can attract pests and provide an ideal breeding site, especially for small flies. So be sure to regularly inspect and clean all drains in your home, including those in your clothes and basement. Baking soda and vinegar is an excellent homemade drain cleaner that provides a foaming action that removes clogging.

Store food in closed containers

Some pests, such as rodents, have an excellent sense of smell. And if there is an open container of food somewhere in your home, chances are they will focus on it. Always store food in the pantry, such as cereals and cookies, in reusable containers or resealable bags if the original packaging cannot be completely sealed. And try to clean your pantry regularly to get rid of rotten food or other items that you do not plan to eat. This helps minimize the attraction to any "pantry pests".

Clean your home regularly

The cleaner your home is, the less attraction it gets to pests. By continuing to clean, scrub, and perform other household chores, you are regularly disturbing all areas where a pest might be thinking of creating a home. In addition, you will collect crumbs and other debris that could be a potential source of food for pests. And if you perform the cleaning rounds regularly, you will probably identify any potential pest entry before they become a problem.

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