There is nothing worse for a homeowner than being plagued by pests. They might only be small in many cases but they can soon multiply and invade your house in large numbers.
So, when a pest controller suggests that you should “Contact us” you should seriously consider obtaining the help. The thing about pests is that they will not go away easily, or silently in some cases.
What Types of Pests Might Invade a Home?
Depending on your location, the types of pests that might need dealing with will include ants, bees, cockroaches, rodents, silverfish, spiders (including redbacks), termites, and wasps. This is far from an exhaustive list and includes the insects and arachnids that are not only feared and unhealthy for householders but can be destructive too. So, you will want to eliminate them as soon as possible to stop them from breeding and multiplying.
The trouble with ants is that you end up with so many of them to deal with and so will need help eliminating them. There are other stinging insects too, such as bees and wasps, that may make you feel uneasy and be something not to have near your children. You will not want them deciding to construct a nest inside your home. Those with allergies to bees and wasps will be keen not to have even one inside their home, let alone a colony of them all buzzing inside a nest or gathering together in a chimney space. The answer for pest controllers faced with bees is to smoke them out. Also, by identifying the queen bee, the others will follow.
Termites are the most destructive of insects and will cause billions of dollars of damage to properties each year. It is cost-effective to hire a pest controller in this instance.
Rodents such as rats are a health concern as they breed germs, so these will need eliminating one way or another for the sake of everyone’s health.
Silverfish, as you might have discovered, eat paper and so are a threat to your books. Particularly if you have antique books that you want to protect.
Possible Solutions
The most effective solution to eliminating all pests is to call in the pest controllers because they are the experts in knowing how to eliminate pests. You can, of course, attempt it yourself but the pests will usually return in no time at all because you have not managed to effectively eliminate them all.
A solution to silverfish might be to keep books from off the floor but silverfish will still look to seek them out in cupboards. The trouble with any insect is that it does not need much of a gap to make its way anywhere. We can look to close as many gaps as we can but we will invariably miss some and also want to keep some ventilation. That is our dilemma. But then, pest controllers can always come to our aid whenever we get into difficulties with insects invading our space.
You can safely keep bees out of a chimney that is not being used by fitting a top damper. Whereas traditional dampers are located just above fireboxes, top dampers will be installed on the top of a chimney to block the entire chimney off with an air-tight seal. A compromise where a chimney is used is to use a fine mesh because bees cannot get through 6mm/quarter-inch mesh.
Rat or mouse traps can be used that are humane and consists of sonic sounds that only disturb rodents and keep them away from your attic space. You will need to research the best bait to use. It is important to eliminate them all before they end up chewing your stored possessions, or worse still, electrical cables. It is, however, quite a game catching them all. There will not just be one but likely a whole family that has been breeding before you discover them. You will start to find smaller rodents in the trap until the bigger ones are finally caught. With the help of professional pest controllers, you will likely catch the whole family much sooner.
It is worth researching a few ideas regarding home pest control. There is much a householder can do to protect themselves from pests and to eliminate them.
Value of Hiring a Pest Controller
By hiring a specialist firm to deal with the pests that are invading your home during certain seasons, you will be able to effectively keep them under control or eliminate them.
In Australia, particularly, there is the dangerous situation of finding a venomous spider that needs handling with care. Also, there is the point that pests destroy property and will only stop when every single one of them has been eliminated. Experts will know where to look for them to find them all and the best way to eliminate them as humanely as possible. It pays to get them involved when you think about the safety of people, possessions, and what damage could be caused to real estate by significant numbers of critters and larger vermin.
To conclude, when we discover pests, we will need to decide whether to attempt to deal with them ourselves or call in the experts. It makes sense to call in the experts to protect effectively and with speed our loved ones and to reduce the amount of damage caused to our living space and its contents.
