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May
6 Common Summer Pests & Effective Tips To Prevent Them
While pests in your home are year around, they mostly become active during warmer months. Most of the pests stay hidden during winter, but when the weather turns to become hotter, the insects & pests begin to appear.
These pests not only contaminate food or water but also result in delivering diseases to humans. So, here are described the information on common summer pests and simple tips to keep them away.
Common Summer Pests
- Ants
- Spiders
- Fleas
- Wasps
- Cockroaches
- Rat/Mice
Tips To Prevent Summer Pests
- Block all small entryways from where the pests are expected to come like drainage, cracks and holes in floor or walls, repair the damaged eaves, cap the chimneys, etc.
- A kitchen is a place that attracts the pests for being a food source. So, it will be better to keep it clean. Place the food items in an airtight container and drop the leftover food in trashcans. Make sure your sink is dry, and everything is clean.
- Pay attention to your home cleaning, vacuum at least once a week, reduce the clutter, sweep your floor regularly and discard the trash-cans away from your home.
- When it comes to clean the outside of your home, don’t place the items in your yard that attracts the pests like birds food, firewood that attracts ants and keeps outside dry and clean. Make sure to trim the bushes.
Follow these all tips to prevent summer pests. If you want professionals to periodically inspect and remove pests in your home then call us at Halton Pest. We have a team of professional pest removal experts in Oakville who provide long term pest control services. Contact us to get free quotes.