You might not know it, but you might share your home with unwanted guests. Creepy crawlers love making themselves comfortable in the dark corners and often unseen, hidden spaces throughout your house. Understanding these uninvited visitors can help keep your living space pest-free and learn when you need professional pest control.
Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are among the sneakiest home invaders. These blood-sucking creates emerge at night to feed on you. Among the telltale signs that you have these vampiric insects lurking about are rusty spots on bedding, tiny black droppings, and itchy red bites on your skin, all seemingly appearing out of nowhere.
You’re particularly vulnerable to bed bugs if you live in multi-family units and apartments or if you travel often. If both apply to you, consider calling professionals for inspections at least once every six months.
Cockroaches
These pests are most active at night and scurry away when lights turn on. Their presence is a sign that you might have plenty of food debris, cardboard, and other household materials that they love munching on. Basements and attics, in particular, are vulnerable to these pests. The worst part is that by the time you start seeing these critters at home, it usually means that there’s already an infestation.
But even then, it isn’t too late. Still, early action is the best way to handle cockroach problems.
Ants
If we’re being honest, ants are pretty amazing. These social insects create elaborate colonies that we can’t hold a candle to, but they’re persistent and a huge problem. Once they establish a trail into your home, you’d best expect others to follow suit. Ants may seem harmless, but they require help from a pest control expert.
Only someone with training and experience can trace the source of the infestation, identify the specific type of ant invading your home or property, and use the right methods to deal with it.
Rodents
These furry pests contaminate food with droppings and urine. They also chew on wiring, insulation, and wooden structures. They breed quickly, turning a small problem into a big one fast!
Professional pest control against rats and mice often involves traps, baits, and exclusion methods.
If there’s a rat infestation going around in your neighborhood, the best option is to get an inspection so you can address early signs.
Bats
While these flying mammals help control outdoor insect populations, they create problems indoors. Bat droppings accumulate over time and produce strong odors. Their presence also raises health concerns due to potential rabies exposure. Proper removal requires special techniques since bats receive legal protection in many areas.
Spiders
Spiders naturally occur in most homes but rarely cause serious problems. However, due to their medically significant bites, black widows and brown recluses deserve careful attention. These creepy creatures prefer quiet, undisturbed areas like crawl spaces and storage boxes. But they can sometimes frequent bedrooms and bathrooms, making it important to call professionals for help at the first sighting.
The Importance of Exclusion and Prevention
Exclusion and prevention are key to keeping pests away. Sealing entry points like cracks and holes, conducting regular inspections, and installing weather stripping on doors and windows are all important ways to fortify your home against pests.
Each pest, from bed bugs to bats, needs specific solutions for removal or control. Professional pest control can tackle any pest problem you face.
Don’t let unwanted pests make themselves comfortable in your home. Call Premier Pest & Wildlife Control today.
