Many creatures will attempt to make their home in a house. Unfortunately, sharing space with these critters is not a good idea due to spread of disease and unsanitary conditions. If you are ready to find out how to get rid of them, read this article.
If you have a brown recluse spider issue, try catching them using sticky traps. These spiders are poisonous and hard to reach using chemicals. During the night they go out in search of food. Key areas for placing traps are behind furniture and on walls.
Do you have a lot of ants around? Mix borax and sugar to eliminate them. The sugar will attract the pest, but the borax is going to kill bugs and small rodents. To create this mixture, get yourself a quart jar, and use a cup of sugar and a cup of borax. Put holes in your lid, and then sprinkle it along your home’s foundation.
Learn the local ordinances and building codes to see what special treatments you have access to so that you can control your pests. Depending on the codes, spraying a chemical that has been locally banned can hurt you if you ever attempt to sell your home. This happens only rarely, but it is still wise to seek out pest control products that are legal and effective.
Always keep food properly sealed. Food scents attracts many different kinds of insects. Always take out the trash immediately when the container has reached its limit. Scent from trash also attracts pests.
If you are prone to mice and rats and are thinking about planting new trees, do not place them too close to your home. If the trees are planted too close, the branches give an easy entrance way for rodents. They can enter through the roof, for instance. At a minimum, be sure they’re 15 feet from the house.
No matter if you rent or own, you do not want to live with pests. The information in the article above should be used as you practice pest control. Nighttime should be calm, not a cacophony of scurrying bugs and rodents.
