When it comes to indoor pests, you're not out of the woods quite yet. During the autumn, you may even see an increase of insects making their way into your home. As they look for a warm place to hide from the autumn weather, they may choose your basement. Crickets and cockroaches especially can crop up over the next few months. Before the winter comes, you'll want to make sure your house is an insect-free zone. Thankfully, there are a few things you can do before it's time to call in a professional pest control service. Keep reading to learn what you can do to stop these pests from invading your property.
Crickets
It's a common problem: You turn off the lights around your home, head to bed and just as you are drifting off, you hear that annoying chirp from somewhere in your home. You try to ignore it, but before long, you're up and about, trying to locate that cricket. Just as you think you've found it, you hear the chirping from an entirely different part of the house. It can take a while to find even one cricket hiding in your basement, and if there are more, you might be getting very little sleep.
Texas A&M University noted that most cricket eggs are laid during the fall months, which means you might see an influx around this time of year. As adult crickets looks for a place to lay their eggs, they may venture into places that they wouldn't normally go during the spring and summer. This makes it an ideal time to control their numbers. Aside from being noisy, crickets can cause other damage, including staining walls and clothing and causing bad odors.
Lighting plays an important role in cricket management. Keep outdoor lighting off during the nighttime, as it can attract crickets. You should also seal up any cracks in your foundation or on window frames. You may also want to consider spraying a chemical pesticide near your home's foundation. Just be sure to read the label carefully before applying, and keep pets and children away from the chemicals.
Autumn is a great time to focus on pest management because it will mean fewer insects on your property when springs comes around. Doing the work now can eliminate insects before they can lay their eggs and hibernate for the winter.
You probably already know that most people are repulsed by the simple sight of cockroaches. If you are personally dealing with a cockroach infestation, the feelings of disgust are probably even more intense. Unfortunately, the cold winter weather tends to be one of the reasons this pest ends up in your home in the first place, according to Any Pest. While you may know that you don't want to share your home with cockroaches this winter, there are a number of interesting facts about this pest that you've probably never heard.
Because of the high amount of traffic and the versatility of the facilities, pests are naturally attracted to long-term care institutions. Many nursing homes, rehabilitation centers and other care facilities include on-site kitchens and cafeterias as well as private rooms and common spaces. All of these places are susceptible to attracting pests because of the presence of food, water and viable habitats.
During the summer months, some people love to go camping with family and friends. Yet this fun trip can be ruined with a few unwanted visitors, most notably different types of bugs. Crawling spiders, hungry mosquitoes and buzzing flies can become annoying quickly. How can you avoid these pests when you're outdoors? Consider these tips to keep bugs out of your campsite.
Carpenter ants can chew through the strongest studs and stringers in a house as they hollow the wooden beams out for nesting. The resulting damage can weaken the home's structural support and require expensive repairs. Professional pest control workers can remove a colony of ants, but the best practice for homeowners is to learn the best ways to keep out an ant colony and prevent the problem before it begins.
As the weather cools, you'll probably see fewer pests than you did during the warmer months, but that doesn't mean they're all gone just yet. Some insects can actually come out in full force during the autumn, while others might seek refuge in your warm home. Here are some key tips to keep in mind as fall gets underway:
As the middle of summer approaches, you need to be vigilant about keeping your garden free of pests. Many insects breed during the summertime, which means they're on the lookout for great places to lay their eggs. For many bugs, that means near a source of food. In fact, some species of insects will lay their eggs inside budding vegetables and fruit so their larvae have something to eat as soon as they hatch. That's why you have to keep harmful bugs out without damaging the bugs that could help you, such as bumble bees.
