CARPENTER ANTS
When the temperatures warm up, carpenter ants may come out and forage for new locations. They will seek for food and shelter. These ants can be seen inside and outside of your home. They may be coming from an outside nest and may have already made a colony in the walls of your home. They can create tunnels in wood that may damage the structure of your home.
BEES AND WASPS
You may be seeing a wasp, hornet or yellow jacket queen bee that may have stayed in your wall voids and attics during winter. Once they wake up, they will look for a place where they can lay eggs and establish their colonies. Do not let these insects stay in your home. Make sure to treat the areas you see coming in and out as soon as you can so that they will not be able to create a colony. Be careful when handling bees. Make sure to have these bees relocated and not eliminated since bees are essential insects.
SPIDERS
Although spiders can be creepy, you still might want to think twice before killing them. Spiders are also necessary since they prey upon other insects, preventing the infestation of other insects. However, some spider species bite and can be dangerous, especially to children.
MOSQUITOES
It’s Spring mosquito season (again) in the Texas Hill Country. While we love our year-round warm weather, it’s tough to have to deal with these annoying creatures all over again. They can carry diseases and their bites itch like crazy. During this time, the demand for spring pest control services are higher than ever!
Some prevention steps that you can include are limiting the open water around your home, such as leaving your pool uncovered, letting puddles around your home be untreated, or having your gutters stay clogged. Another resource to use as mosquito control are lemongrass and eucalyptus oils.
The best option is to have your home professionally treated on a recurring basis for mosquitoes and pests. Repeated mosquito control has proven itself to be effective and can help make your outdoor fun even better knowing you and your family are safe from the nasty diseases and viruses that they can carry.
FLEAS
To control a potential flea infestation this spring, it is necessary to take care of the family pets. Give them their regular bath and treatments. It is also possible for pet-free homes to get an outbreak of fleas as a result of fleas coming from an outside wildlife. To get rid of fleas, use even your basic household cleaning tools and conduct proper sanitation. This can go a long way to limiting the potential outbreak of fleas.
RATS AND MICE
Rodents are not just a problem every spring since they can be an all-year nuisance. From the house mouse to the black rat, these pests are often found to be the worst type of pests in homes. To stop them from entering our homes, better search out their entry and block any potential entry points. Areas such as ill-fitting doors, vents, roof gaps, and pipes travelling through wall spaces are a potential entry way for these pests. Make sure that all sources of food are kept and stored in tight containers. Also, store woodpiles or similar items away from your home.
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