The University of Arizona Cooperative Extension lists bats as one of the animals that is known to be a host of the rabies virus. Even though bats eat adults mosquitoes and are great pollinators for the environment around you, you don’t want to take the chance of contracting a disease when the creatures decide to take up residence in your home. Instead, follow the four steps below to successfully evict the mammals so that they can continue to enjoy their lives in the great outdoors.…
Mosquitos can be annoying at best and potentially fatal at worse, so you need to make sure that you treat your property for mosquitos any time that you have a problem. This guide will help you to know more about mosquito pest control treatments, such as mosquito spraying, keeping your yard free of serious mosquito issues, and contending with the potential for diseases that mosquitos carry. In this regard, follow the tips in this article so that you can get rid of your mosquito issues today.…
Discovering that your home has a pest problem in the attic can be a troubling realization to make. These pests can cause sizable damages to your house, and they can pose a potentially serious health risk. Sadly, homeowners are often poorly prepared to prevent pests from moving into their attics, but you may find that you are much better able to avoid this problem through following some simple preventative tips.…
With two long antennae and three unusual appendages that resemble tails, firebrats are hairy insects that look like something out of an alien movie. Also known as bristletails, these fast-moving insects often startle and scare people. Don’t let these unusual pests terrorize your family. Follow the tips below to get rid of the firebrats in your house.
Don’t Try to Fight Firebrats With Fire
Firebrats get their name because they love warm environments.…
According to the National Pest Management Association, termites do an average of about $5 billion worth of damage each year. If you’ve ever had termites ravage your property, or if these common pests afflicted your friends or neighbors, you know how financially devastating it can be to repair all that damage.
However, what you might not know is that you might unintentionally be attracting termites to your home. Don’t let termites make a meal out of your home and belongings and instead, here are a few simple changes to your home’s exterior, lawn and garden that will make your properly more unattractive:…
Clutter is unsightly and has been shown to lead to increased stress, but it can also invite pest problems into your home. Pests are attracted to clutter for a variety of reasons, so it’s important to keep your house clean and clutter-free to fend off infestations. Here are three reasons why your clutter attracts pest problems.
Clutter hides water sources
Pests need water to survive, and if your home gives them easy access to water, they’ll want to move in.…
In medicine, the best cure is prevention. In pest control, the best form of termite control is also prevention. Here are six ways you can design your property to reduce the likelihood that termites infest your home.
Use Plastic, Iron and Concrete When Possible
Any wooden structure on your property could potentially attract termites and bring them closer to your house. Wood fences, railings, porches and decks can all harbor the insects.…
Rooftop gardens provide innumerable benefits to businesses. In addition to helping manage storm water and improving a building’s energy efficiency, a rooftop garden can increase employee morale by providing a nice place for workers to relax. One of the many challenges associated with maintaining a rooftop garden, though, is dealing with the pests that may damage plants and generally make the area unpleasant to be in. Unfortunately, it’s not always feasible to use chemical pesticides, because they can pollute rain water and find their way into the city water, so here are three tips for controlling pests using human- and Earth-friendly methods.…
If you find red bites on your baby’s skin, or they seem to be irritable because the red spots itch, you should check the crib and baby furniture to rule out a bed bug infestation. Bed bugs can be very hard to get rid of, so it’s important to act quickly to help protect your baby and the rest of your family from bed bug bites.
How can you tell if bed bugs are present?…
Have you recently found signs of bed bugs in your home? You may have thought the bites on your skin were from mosquitoes, but eventually found a bed bug crawling around on your mattress. Unlike roaches, these pests can easily be found in some of the cleanest and most spotless homes because they are only looking to feed on blood. Now that you know what kind of pest you are dealing with, it is time to take the right steps to eradicate this problem.…
