Your Battle Against Pests

15 May 2017
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Noticing that you have pests in the home is not a pleasant experience, and can really gross you out. You want to make sure that you get rid of pests as soon as possible. Other than being gross pests can cause a lot of damage. Termites can cause damage to the frame of your home, and rodents can actually carry viruses and other diseases. There are a few things that you can to prevent pests from coming into your home, and also to kill them once they are in your home. 

Deep Clean

One of the most important things you can do to keep pests out of your home is to deep clean your home a few time a month. You of course want to keep your home tidy, but you want to really get down on your hands and knees to clean you home. Make sure that cupboards and your pantry are cleaned out. Make sure that the floors are vacuumed and the entire home is dusted. The cleaner your home the better the odds that pests will find your home unattractive. When you clean you can also use specific scents that will keep pests away. Citrus and cedar are a few scents that pests do not like, so try to use these scented cleaners. 

Your Foundation

You want to make it as hard as possible to get into your home. One of the best ways to do this is to seal up your foundation. You will want to dig down around your home a few feet, and make sure that if there are any big cracks or chips that they are filled in with grout. Once the big cracks and chips are filled in with grout you can seal up the foundation. You can seal the inside and the outside of your foundation, and it will just make it that much harder for pests to get into the home.

Professional Pest Control

Whether you are battling an infestation or you are just preventing pests from entering your home, you can hire professional pet control like Leck's Exterminating to come into the home and help you on your quest for a pest free home. If you are killing pests they will be able to get right to the bottom of the problem and kill all pests in the home. If you are preventing pests from entering the home, they will be able to set up a blockade that pests will not want to cross. They also can offer services where they spray a few times a year to ensure that you do not have any pests. 


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