Your home is your sanctuary, and you deserve to live without the annoyance of unwanted visitors. We’re not talking about thieves or people randomly appearing in your home, we’re talking about those pesky pests. When they enter your home, they become a nuisance and can have significant health implications, not to mention the damage they can cause to your home. Therefore, to keep your home secure, you’ll need to put a few preventative measures in place.
Keep Everything Clean
Pests don’t typically wander into clean homes because they don’t support their living conditions. Therefore, one of the most efficient ways to keep pests at bay is to be clean, which means more than throwing the vacuum around every once in a while. You will need to pull out the furniture and kitchen hardware and give those awkward areas a good scrub.
Use Window and Door Screens
Windows and doors are the perfect entry point for pests, especially those with wings. Therefore, it’s best to keep your windows and doors closed. However, that won’t be very practical when the scorching summer heat comes around. Fortunately, you can easily buy door and window screens, which let the air in and keep the flies away.
Throw Away All Old Food
Pests are attracted to your home because their next meal ticket is there, and it’s a warm place to stay. One of the best ways to keep the pests out is to remove their food source, which means chucking away old food and storing fresh food in sealed containers.
Use Pest Repellents
Some pests can be kept away by using humane pest repellents that use sounds and smells. For example, you can get your hands on sonar rodent repellents, which are positioned around the outside of your home to reduce the chance of rats coming past the threshold. As well as this, when it comes to flying pests, you can use a wall-mounted zapper.
Close Access Points
Pests get into your home the same way you do – through an opening in your home’s exterior. Therefore, if you want to limit pest access, you have to seal off all their exit points. To get started, go around your entire home and seal up any cracks, including around windows/doors and in external brickwork. Then, head to your attic and observe the roof for any tiny cracks – and have them repaired.
Being Proactive
Regardless of how much you protect your home, there’s still a chance that pests will congregate there. Therefore, if you find signs of pests, make sure you contact Advance Pest Control Bristol, who will come and take care of the issues before it turns into an infestation.
If left unchecked, pests will turn your home into their own playground. Therefore, you must put the power back into your hands by keeping your home clean, sealing entry points, discarding decaying food, storing food correctly, and being quick off the mark when you do see signs of unwanted visitors.
