Do It Yourself Pest Control
If you are considering taking care of the
pestilences of your home instead of calling in professional help
here are a few tips that you can use to guide you on the way. Look
for places that pests such as flying insects or rodents can enter
your home from. This is called ‘weatherizing’ your home. Seal all
these possible entry points to your home. Look for gaps that ate
larger than 1 inch. These are usually at the bottom of doors and
walls and where roofs overlap.
Checkpoints for a Pest Control task that you would like to do
yourself
Check for structural damage such as rat holes or decaying wood.
Water damage can create weak spots in the wood and rodents can enter
from there. Repair damages windows and screens. Squirrels, raccoons,
and birds’ frequent chimneys, they represent the single largest
opening in a home. Consider chimney caps or wire mesh to cover the
chimney opening and cut back limbs, shrubs and vines that touch or
overhang your property.
Handy hints for DIY pest control and treatment
Once you have sealed off all entry points to your home you must
detect and clear away all forms of food that attract pests, drawer
and cabinet liners, paper grocery bags, and even wallpaper can be a
source of food to pests. A few rules to follow would be to get
rid of all the trash or debris from in and around your house. Never
allow food, trash, decaying wood, etc. to remain in or on your
property. Keep all areas where food is prepared, stored, and served
clean and free of crumbs and grease. Keep drains and gutters clean
and stack firewood off the ground. Make it a habit to shuffle stored
items regularly and keep boxes tightly sealed in plastic bags.
Using chemicals for DIY pest control
There are many pesticide sprays available in the market- for flying
insects, cockroaches as well as crickets. Termite treatments are
also very effective. There are a multitude of poisons that are
available for rodents. To be on the safer side, however, it is
important to protect yourself and others from contact with any
pesticide. Never eat, drink, or smoke while using any pesticide.
After completion, carefully and thoroughly wash out all remnants of
even the strains of pesticide from your hands. It is always easier
to spot a potential problem when the interior and exterior of your
home are clean and uncluttered. Sanitation is your best defense
against pests. So, though you may have done a thorough job detecting
the pests and getting rid of them, you must be ever vigilant for
signs that point to another invasion in the future.
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