PEST PROOFING YOUR HOME

Now that the heat season is almost here that is going to bring the bugs out. If pesticides are so dangerous, why are they even legal? I have been asked that. If they are used correctly and carefully, they are okay.  You can control your own pests by pest proofing your home so you won’t get any pest infestations. Install door sweeps on all outside doors, garage doors rarely close tightly, so I recommend putting some food grade diatomaceous earth (DE) on the floor in the corners of the garage near the doors. Any insects or other arthropods that sneak it will walk through the DE, which will kill them. DE isn’t a pesticide. It kills insects by scratching their outer body making them lose moisture and dying from dehydration. It is safe for pets and kids.

Don’t leave any debris lying around the house. If you have firewood, stack it away from the house as it will attract black widows. If you don’t want bugs in your firewood, stack it where there is a lot of sunlight and then drape some black plastic over it. The heat from the sun on the black plastic will discourage anything from hiding in the firewood.

When you have branches touching the house or roof, it will allow ants, odorous house ants and carpenter ants access. You should trim them back and keep them from touching your home during the warm months. Also, you should sweep down any spider webs anywhere around the outside of the house.

If you have any pest questions, you can contact me at randy2263b@gmail.com, call me at 778-886-4111or visit my website at gogreenpestcontrol.ca

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