Pest control tips that help you make the most of the time you have in each season
Your home is such an important place, and it needs to suit your needs and lifestyle all year round. But ticks, mosquitoes, ants, and other insects are a guaranteed way to dampen the comforts you enjoy at home in any season. Pest control problems and general maintenance issues are the quickest way to ruin the pleasures of the seasons. That’s why we’ve created some quick pest control tips and maintenance ideas to keep you and your family on the right track to enjoying each moment to its fullest.
The Best Pest Control Tips Stay Natural
An essential ingredient in each of these tips is that there are no unnatural or dangerous chemical ingredients involved in them. Staying natural is the best way to ensure you do no damage to your pets, family members, or the environment. Sometimes, even seemingly innocent chemicals can be a lot more dangerous than they appear at first sight.
Fall
We begin with the fall because it is a season people tend to forget about when protecting their home from pests. Just because you don’t see them as much as you do in the spring and summer doesn’t mean the insects are not active. Many bugs and critters want to make their way into your warm home as temperatures begin to drop.
Screen or seal off all openings you can to prevent entry points. This includes the obvious openings like mail slots, pet doors, and chimney openings, as well as the not so obvious like cracks and crevices that might come with utility pipes entering your home. Some critters can fit into minuscule gaps, so if you can see it, seal it.
Winter
Stop using the generic industrial snowmelt on your stairs, driveway, and walkways. Using natural snowmelt has a significant impact on the safety of your family and pets. Chemical melt can damage your cats’ and dogs’ paw pads when they walk on it, and it can be dangerous to them when it is tracked into the home on the bottom of shoes.
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Spring
Do your best to keep your home dry. This is important in the fall when pests are moving in and is just as important in the spring. Critters need moisture to have a habitable area. Ensuring you keep your basement and other areas (especially the dark ones out of sight) of your home dry can get the pests to move along quickly without ever thinking of settling in your home.
Summer
This may be the most obvious, but it is worth saying over and over again. Beware of ticks. Check yourself, your pets, and your children for ticks when reentering your home from outside. Ticks like to make their way up the body and settle in areas around your ears where the skin is thinner and easier to pierce.
Even with spray treatments on your home, the safest practice is always to double-check.
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Sources: Top 10 Pest-Proofing Tips for Fall
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