Tips For Pest Control

The first thing most Americans do when they have some kind of unwanted animal visitor in their home is to call an exterminator. Now, exterminators are great once you have a problem but you might want to consider things you can do to avoid having to call the exterminator. A Northern Kentucky pest control employee and a Cincinnati pest control employee both agreed that there are various preventative measures homeowners and renters can take to avoid making that panicked phone call to the exterminator. Below is a list of some tips and tricks to keep unwanted visitors away from your home or apartment:

1. Keep a good supply of sprays available. You can easily get sprays for most kinds of bugs. It is a good idea to spray the outside and a few key areas inside your home before bugs start to arrive. Most people start spraying in the spring when the weather starts to be consistently warm. This way, things like wasps do not even start building their nests around your home because of the spray. Usually with sprays, it is something you have to continuously do about once a week or so.

2. Another good idea is to keep traps around just in case a critter does get into your home you are ready for it especially during the fall and winter months when these critters want a warm home and food. This is usually only a measure to be used when you know for sure there is a mouse or chipmunk who takes up residence in your home.

3. People sometimes underestimate the power of a clean house. Now, with mice, even the cleanest house would not stop a mouse, but a clean house will stop bugs. Most bugs come into the home because of crumbs of food that are left on the floor or countertop. Flies like sugar, so a sticky counter will get them to come.

4. If you are really concerned about bugs and critters and if you love pets then getting a cat or a dog will help control any unwanted guests. Cats hunt mice and chipmunks, whereas dogs tend to keep them away just because of their size and they are seen by mice as predators, even though dogs do not necessarily hunt them as cats do.

5. Finally, mice hate the smell of peppermint, so if you are worried about that keep peppermint-scented items around the house. There are numerous products such as soaps, sprays, candles, etc. on the market that contain a peppermint scent especially around Christmas time. Peppermint sprays can almost always be found in the winter so get some home spray to keep the mice out during the winter months as this is when it tends to be a major problem.

Of course, if you find you have a serious bug or mouse issue, it is always best to call a professional such as an exterminator. Hopefully, by using a few of these trips the calls to the exterminator will be less frequent.

Connor R. Sullivan read recently of a Northern Kentucky pest control problem which is causing damage to area homes. He heard that certain neighborhoods had a Cincinnati pest control problem.