4 Common Spring Pests You’ll Be Fighting If You Don’t Take Precautions Today
Right now, you’re probably all bundled up, trying to stay warm during the winter cold, but it won’t be much longer before the warmer weather hits and spring is here. However, not only do you get warmer weather, rain, and leaves on the trees, but you also deal with the bugs. This is the moment to start focusing on spring pest control.
What are the most common pests that homeowners deal with during the spring? It won’t be long before these pests run or fly rampant, coming out of hibernation and finding their way into a home. As such, taking precautions right now can keep you from dealing with a headache in the warmer months. You must be proactive in your pest control measurements before they become a nuisance.
Ants
Ants are always looking for shelter and food when the sun comes out, and if they make their way into your home, they can severely damage the structure. They will establish colonies on the walls and feast on the wood. Remarkably, these ants will travel long distances from the colonies to find that food and shelter.
How do they get inside a home? Ants – no matter what kind of ant – can get into your home through the foundation, piping, attic vents, cracks, electrical wires, telephone lines, etc. There are a couple of ways to find out if you have carpenter ants in your home – rustling sounds in the walls or wood shavings under the wooden items.
Hartz Pest Control will deal with any ant infestation you have. We will identify the source of their invasion and eliminate it and the ants that are doing damage. We will also undertake various measures to keep them from getting inside again.
Mosquitos
When it comes to mosquito pest control or prevention, you must identify their breeding sources to eliminate the possibility of them calling your area home. This means clearing out any debris from your yard, mowing the lawn regularly, trimming the shrubs and trees, and eliminating any source of standing water.
It’s not just the itch of a mosquito bite that can be debilitating. The bite can also cause diseases that make you, your loved ones, and your pets very sick.
What makes the problem with mosquitos even worse is that they can last well into November (even past spring and summer). This is why you need a professional mosquito treatment plan to ensure your yard is yours and not the mosquitos.
Rats
While rats are active all year long, they will breed in the spring – April to June – and in the fall – October and November. Any building – be it a home or business – can suffer from a rat infestation if mitigating factors don’t get addressed. It’s not just because they are roaming the building but because they carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans. Here are a few handy tips for mouse or rat control and or prevention.
Three things you can do to avoid a rat infestation are:
- Look for gaps or holes, quarter size or larger, for them to get through.
- Place metal weather stripping under the door to eliminate gaps.
- Use a cover on all your garbage cans.
Termites
Another wood-eating nuisance is termites, which are known to come out during spring. After a good rain, they’ll swarm an area. They are incredibly problematic to wooden homes because they can cause a lot of damage in a minute amount of time, and the damage can be quite expensive to repair. How do you know if you have termites in your home? A termite infestation is a job better left up to a professional Houston termite control expert.
- Bits of debris
- Cracked/distorted paint on wooden surfaces
- Crumbling wood
- Discarded wings (of swarmers)
- Mud tubes along the outside walls
- Saggy floors or ceilings
- Sounds of hollow wood
- Termite mounds
Hartz uses the Sentricon Termite Baiting Systems that will find and destroy termite colonies of a home or business.
How Hartz Pest Control Can Help
When it comes to spring pests, you don’t want to be caught off-guard by an infestation. Be sure to call a professional pest control company like Hartz Pest Control to inspect your home and look for potential openings for these bugs to crawl or fly through. The experts at Hartz Pest Control will do a thorough inspection and treat the problem right away.
Hartz Pest Control’s job is to keep pests out of your home. Professional technicians will come out and inspect your home and yard. We will devise an individualized plan of action to treat your home or business. We understand that not all homes or businesses are the same, and we develop solutions that ensure your home or business is free of pests in the spring.
Since a pest infestation can lead to significant property damage and possible injury, don’t go the do-it-yourself route. Instead, call the professionals to help you address the problem before they can even begin. And, if the problem is already there, Hartz Pest Control will work diligently to protect your home and eliminate unwanted pests.
