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Encountering pests within your home is never a fun moment. The first feeling you have is that of disgust. After disgust, you start to wonder if there are more crawling around. After you start wondering if there are more, your mind starts to imagine pests everywhere within your home. IT’S A NIGHTMARE. And getting rid of them can be both time consuming and costly. But if you follow the 5 procedures listed below you can drastically reduce the likelihood of having pests invade your home.
- Keep Your Floors Clean
We all have spills and that’s fine, but to prevent pests from finding the spill and infesting the area, it is important to clean it right away. The smallest crumb could signal a searcher ant to bring more ants into your home to search for other sources of food. Small hand-held vacuums are perfect for crumb spills. To fully treat a juice or other sugary liquid spill you must wipe the area with both soap and warm water.
- Keep The Doors and Windows Shut
It seems like a simple task but if you have children then you know just how hard it could be to keep the doors shut. By keeping them closed, you decrease the likelihood of larger pests gaining entry into your home. If you like to keep your doors open to have a nice breeze through the home consider buying a screen. Windows often have screens already, but most homeowners don’t inspect the screens thoroughly. Weathering on window screens is common so before opening your windows ensure that there are no holes or gaps in the screen.
- Restrict Food To Certain Rooms
By keeping food limited to only the kitchen and dining room (or any other rooms of your choice) you keep the pests from wandering further into your home. This also helps you know what rooms to clean more often and monitor for pests.
- Take Out The Trash
It is imperative to take out the trash daily especially if you have disposed of food. If there are any pests already in your home that are searching for food they will most likely find the trash. Once pests find a source of food, they tend to alert the others and it can quickly escalate to a home infestation.
- Wipe Down Sinks
By wiping the sinks after each use you receive 2 benefits. Benefit number 1 is that you keep moisture out of the sink thus making it less likely for pests to flock to the sink for water. Benefit number 2 is that you keep your sink clean and sparkling!
By following these 5 procedures daily you can drastically reduce the likelihood of having pests invade your home. But if your home is already starting to be infested and your seeing more and more pests’ daily it’s time to call your local pest control company. San Joaquin Pest Control has over 3 generations of experience in the pest control business. We know just how to treat the most common pests in central California, for more information on our services visit http://www.sanjoaquinpestcontrol.com/pest-control-services.
