Keep Out: How To Make Your Pest Control Efforts More Effective
If you're tired of spraying your house with store-bought pesticide treatments, only to have the same pest re-infest your home a few weeks later, it's time to take a different approach. It's not uncommon for pests to return to the same home week after week. Unfortunately, this type of approach turns into a vicious, never-ending cycle. Luckily, there are steps you can take to stop the infestations altogether. You just need to take the right approach. Here are four simple steps you can take to control the pests in your home.
Utilise a Pest Control Service
If you feel like you're wasting time and money on your current pest control efforts, it's time to ditch the spray cans. You might not realise this, but store-bought pesticides aren't as effective as professional treatments in eliminating pest infestations. For a truly effective approach, you need to utilise a pest control service. Pest control services use professional-strength pesticides, which are much better at killing pests and preventing infestations.
Cover Food and Beverages
If you're in the habit of leaving food and beverages out on the counters, there's a good chance that you're inviting pests into your home. Pests are attracted to odours, including the odours of food and beverages. Unfortunately, that means that any food or beverage you leave out on the counter could encourage pest activity. Some of the pests that you might be inviting into your home include rodents, cockroaches and ants. To prevent food-related pest infestations, keep your food and beverages covered.
Keep Rubbish Bins Clean
If you're like most people, you keep your indoor rubbish bins clean and tidy. You probably even pick up the rubbish that doesn't quite make it into the bin. However, you might not do the same thing with your outdoor rubbish bins. In fact, your outdoor rubbish bins might be quite dirty. Unfortunately, those dirty rubbish bins are a welcome target for pests. If your rubbish bins are dirty, or there's a bit of rubbish on the ground around the bins, it's time to clean things up. Cleaning your outdoor rubbish bins will help to control pest infestations.
Monitor All Pest Activity
If you want to keep pests out of your home for good, it's time to start monitoring their activity. You might not realise this, but most pests will choose the easiest access points to get into your home. Once you identify those access points, your pest control service can focus on those areas for future pesticide treatments. Not only that, but they can show you ways to make those areas less accessible to pests.
