How to Prepare Your Home for Spring Pest Control
Spring brings a lot into your home. There’s the fresh air and the smell of flowers carried by the breeze. There’s the warm weather and the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors with friends and family. Unfortunately, there are also unavoidable problems with pests. As the temperatures rise, pests like ants, spiders, and rodents become more active, making their way inside to find food, water, and shelter.
This spring, let’s keep your home healthy and protected from pest infestations with these preventive steps, brought to you by the pest control professionals at Brooks Pest Solutions.
Pest-Prone Areas Around the Home
Pests of all varieties are attracted to three things: food, water, and shelter. These can be found all around your home in some surprising places, but if we can seal off their entry points, the pests will never get far enough to find out.
Preventive Pest Maintenance for the Kitchen
The kitchen is one of the most common areas to find pests in the home. Unsecured ingredients, fruits and vegetables left on the windowsill, and even open containers of pet food are appealing to pests. Ants, for instance, are often the first to sniff out food sources in your kitchen, creating long trails leading back to their colony for more to follow.
Keeping a clean kitchen is the best way to avoid an infestation. A pest presence that starts in the kitchen can quickly spread throughout the house. To stop them before they get comfortable, keep sinks clear of dishes, counters free from crumbs, and all your food supplies tightly sealed.
Bathroom And Plumbing Pest Prevention Tips
The drains leading into and out of your bathroom are like highways for pests. Roaches, centipedes, spiders, drain flies, and other insects will congregate around leaking pipes to stay hydrated, while some may travel throughout your home through these narrow passageways that zigzag around your house.
Even rodents can be an issue. Rats are famously skilled swimmers, and it’s not uncommon for a living or dead rodent to appear floating in your toilet bowl overnight. To keep pests from appearing in your drains, seal any leaks around pipes, and install drain covers to block entry points for any that do make it inside.
Securing Your Garage From Pests
Your garage is one of the most vulnerable areas in your home when it comes to infestation. Gaps, cracks, and other openings to the outside environment are more common in garages and, with the large internal space, they can be harder to detect.
Having the occasional spider or beetle in your garage is usually not a major concern, but it’s a sign that if one can get in, others likely can too. To prevent larger infestations, create a more effective seal between your garage and the outdoors. Here are a few steps you can take:
- Place a weatherproof seal under your garage door.
- Install insulated plastic barriers over your windows.
- Set up over-the-counter traps to catch pests before they become a larger problem.
Do I Need Pest Control in the Spring?
If you want to avoid costly infestations later on, preventive pest control is always the most reliable option.
Early treatment is the most effective way to minimize the risk of infestations and reduce the time and effort spent on dealing with pest problems. We take a comprehensive approach to integrated pest management so your home can remain pest-free throughout the season.
Our methods go beyond simple pest removal. We identify and close off entry points, implement powerful insect and rodent deterrents, and keep your living spaces healthy and protected. Let us help you take control of your home and prevent problems before they start.
Reach out to us today to schedule your spring pest control treatment!