Keeping Pest Control in Top Consideration and Focus Most During Home Cleaning Process

Apr 2
13:26

2013

Ma. Theresa Galan

Ma. Theresa Galan

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The best way to control pests in your home is to make your house less inviting. Only a comprehensive clean up can deal with those places that provide shelter for the rodents and pests. Sheds, storage closets and messy unorganized rooms can be very troublesome spots. Often we spend our time cleaning the major rooms in our home and forget that pests just need a small space to call home.

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It is time to get your cleaning materials together and get ready for a good scrubbing. At the end of it all you eliminate not only the litter and dust,Keeping Pest Control in Top Consideration and Focus Most During Home Cleaning Process Articles but also a number of pests. These pests mostly hide where the floor has been covered with boxes, furniture and other equipment. They provide a conducive cover for these little creatures.

We recommend that you do a full deep cleaning of your home at least twice a year spring and fall. This regular clean will give you the chance to clear clutter and keep a pest free environment. Cleaning things like toy boxes, pet food containers and clearing debris are all good practices. Homeowners don't realize that having dead leaves, branches and general yard debris pose a huge potential pest problem. Regularly maintaining your yard and keeping outside containers clean are important.

Also make sure to take the time to check your pantry items and set up a good rotation cycle. The longer a food product open or even unopened sits in the same place the higher the chance of it potentially getting infested. Make sure you regularly clean your carpets, professionally when needed and clear any dust and cobwebs. Doing this will help to decrease the risk of a possible infestation.

Remember that even the cleanest of homes can have pest problems. You still need professional pest controller  care to maintain your place or treat the onset of infestation.

Cleaning helps to lower your household allergies but also helps to reduce pests in and around your home.  Here is a checklist of cleaning pest control tips to help you keep a healthy, pest-free home this year:

Indoor spring cleaning tips:

  1. Vacuum. It is probably already a part of your regular cleaning ritual but take extra care to vacuum up those cobwebs and sweep in those hard to reach areas.  Doing so will reduce the pest populations and make your home less hospitable to insects that make their way inside of your home.
  2. Clean your windows and in between them!  Pests often times make a home in between your storm windows and screens.  Clean out the debris that accumulated over the cold months. Replace any torn or broken screens and caulk your windows where any gaps may exist to keep bugs out.
  3. Fix those leaky faucets or any water or moisture sources.  Extra moisture in a home attracts bugs.  The spring is a great time to do a quick check around your home for leaks or sources of extra water. 
  4. Take extra care to deep clean your kitchen.  Food crumbs and debris that get into those hard to reach areas attract mice and other pests.  Take time to move out your refrigerator and stove to sweep and mop up grease, debris and cobwebs that may have accumulated back there. Go through your pantry cleaning up crumbs, disposing of torn bags and open food products that may attract pantry pests. 
  5. Remove clutter.  Clutter is an open invitation for pests and rodents to make a home.  Dispose of unwanted items by donating to a local charity or make some extra bucks by holding a spring garage sale.  Unclutter your storage areas by investing in plastic, sealable tubs and crates that can lift your storage items a few inches off of the floor

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