Keeping Your Home Bug Free

CLEAN HOMES AND BUGS

: IS THERE A CONNECTION?

You may try to keep your home as clean as possible for a variety of reasons, but does it actually add up to better pest control? The answer is a bit more complex than you think.

HOW CLEAN IS YOUR HOME?

There are some bugs that thrive in fi lthy conditions. The dirtier your home is, the easier it is for pests to fi nd food, shelter, and water. Don’t sweep your kitchen? A mouse, cockroach, or other small creature can make a meal of those crumbs. Have a toddler carrying around a bottle of water that gets spilled routinely? Don’t worry, a cockroach would love to lap it up.

CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO PEST-FREE-NESS?

CREATING SHELTER THROUGH CLUTTER

A clean home, though, isn’t necessarily just about sweeping, mopping, and dusting. Sometimes it’s about eliminating clutter too. Stacks of magazines or boxes off ers shelter for all sorts of creatures, including silverfi sh. Off ered enough quiet, undisturbed space and darker conditions, and you can breed all sorts of pest problems, no matter how clean the rest of your home is.

Even the cleanest house, though, isn’t safe from a pest infestation. Pests are all around us, and a tiny hole in the siding may mean allowing a mouse through. A slightly damaged attic vent could lead to bat problems. Fix a water leak too late? You could be tackling termite problems. Just keeping your house clean isn’t enough to prevent pest problems.

WAIT! MY HOUSE IS CLEAN!

Keeping your home clean is a good start to a pest-free home. The key, though, is to make certain that you don’t adopt any behaviors that pests might fi nd attractive. This includes keeping the outside of your home as clean as the inside and maintaining it as well as possible. If you do happen to notice a pest problem, your best bet is to contact a professional for help. Often DIY methods may only lead to other problems.

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