Five things that could be attracting pests around your home
When pest animals begin frequently being spotted around your home or your property, you may begin to become concerned. This is a very rational and important way to think about it. Pests around your home and your property can present serious problems ranging from serious, potentially deadly illness exposure to damage and destruction of the building materials of your home. You might be wondering why these pests are on your property in the first place. Continue reading to find out about five things that could be attracting pests to your home.
Garbage
Many homeowners are surprised to learn that their garbage is often one of the most common and prevalent reasons that they are dealing with pests. Rats, mice, raccoons, and even feral cats could also be attracted to your property because of trash that is left unsecured. Since most garbage is full of all kinds of food scraps and other pest attractants, they have broad appeal to all pest animals. While the trash may be in your driveway, it is still close to your home. When pests get close to your home at all, they begin exploring and will poke their way around your home until they finally find an entrance. Once they find an entrance, many pests will try to move into your home as soon as possible. It is for this reason that securing your garbage from pests should be of the utmost importance to you. Simply putting cordage on your garbage can lid can prevent most pests to garbage encounters.
Dead Animals
While this seems a little bit backward, having dead animals on your property or in your home can actually attract more pests onto your property and into your home. Since dead animals often present food for many different common household pests, expect them to be attracted to the decomposing animal out of curiosity or for an easy meal. In fact, if you have previously had animals get into your home and die inside, this can actually cause mice, rats, squirrels, and many other animals to make their way into your home. Even having a dead animal in your yard or garage can be enough to cause an invasion of your home and property by pest animals. Obviously, the best way to prevent this problem from occurring is to remove dead animals from your home and property as soon as possible. Learn more at deadanimal.org.
Fruits, Vegetables, and Plants
Everyone knows that pests generally come onto properties in search of food or shelter, or both. When it comes to food, many animals commonly considered to be pests prefer to eat any one of the wide variety of fruits, vegetables, or other plants you have in your yard. In fact, birds can be a real problem depending on what plants can be found in your yard, so investing in pest bird control is important. Pest birds, rats, mice, raccoons, opossums, skunks, and many other critters will make your yard one of their most-frequented areas, which eventually will more than likely lead to them coming into your home. One of the best ways to prevent fruits, vegetables, and plants from attracting pests is to identify which pests are attracted to which plants, and then consider a variety of options you can act on.
Other Pests
Many homeowners do not realize that pest infestations can occur without homeowners having the slightest idea. This is because most pests are very discreet and quiet when they live in homes. When there is already an infestation of pests in your home, this actually will often lead to another species of pest or more of the same species inhabiting your home. This is due to the various pheromones, scents, and noises the pest population already in your home may provide to the outside, creating an attraction for more pests to come in. To prevent this from happening, hiring a pest control company to inspect your home is an excellent idea.
Easy Access Points
Believe it or not, oftentimes pest infestations occur simply because there is an easy way for the critters to get inside. When this is the case, it is generally a very bad pest infestation, as many critters will have found their way in. The best way to prevent this from occurring is to take a good look around your home, both inside and outside. Look for any holes, gaps, or cracks, and then take steps to repair them. Consider using all-weather sealant, aluminum sheeting, or a variety of other methods to seal up your home. Once it is sealed up, there should be no need for concern.
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