DIY Tips for Spring Home Pest Prevention
When it comes to pest control and preventing pest infestations in your home, the transitional periods between seasons are often very important. These periods, such as the spring transition we’re about to enter between winter and summer, often feature pests from both seasons, and also offer homeowners an important chance to prepare their structures for the upcoming season.
At Bug Busters, our residential pest control services include a wide array of springtime assistance areas, from basic inspections to several preparedness areas we’ll help you with ahead of the warm months. In addition, we’re happy to provide tips and expertise to homeowners just looking for a few DIY protection themes – and we’ll step in and offer our own services the moment you require them. Here are some general areas of your property to look at when it comes to DIY spring pest control.
Lawn Area
Generally speaking, it’s best to start your efforts on the perimeter of your property and move inward to preserve a barrier against pests. This begins with the lawn and garden area, if your home has one. Some general tips we recommend here:
- General organization: Many insect types love to congregate in cluttered, messy outdoor areas like wood piles, stacks of leaves or similar spots. Removing these and other nesting areas will limit their ability to become comfortable on your property.
- Standing water: Many insects, including mosquitoes, also love standing water. If there’s any in your lawn, use compacted soil or other methods to absorb it.
- Mulch: Mulch is a valuable deterrent for plants against man pest types, offering a strong smell that repulses them.
- Netting: For certain plants and vegetables, you may want to consider pest covers and netting materials for protection.
Home Exterior
Next it’s time to move to the home’s exterior, where your primary goal is identifying any potential cracks, gaps or other entry points for pests and sealing them. Use caulk, concrete or another viable filler if you locate such areas, which commonly crop up around doorways or window openings.
Home Interior
Finally, it’s time to move inside. The first step here will be identical to outdoors: Check for openings such as cracks or gaps that pests might fit into, including those you might not have seen from outside. In addition, clean up any significant debris in your home, and ensure standing water is not present anywhere inside the house (it’s most common in basements). We also recommend wiping down surfaces after cooking or spills to prevent ants or mice from invading.
Professional Assistance
If any of the above areas come with issues you can’t handle, or if you simply desire a more comprehensive preparation for the upcoming summer, do not hesitate to call our pest control and exterminator professionals. We’ll help you with everything from basic summer prep to handling specific pest infestations that might already be present.
For more on this or any of our pest control services, speak to the staff at Bug Busters today.