Pest Proofing Your Home

Almost all pest and rodent infestations begin outside buildings. Pests enter through holes and cracks in the home's exterior. How a home is constructed can greatly affect which pest problems you experience. Here are some tips for "pest-proofing" your house.

• Reduce shelters such as piles of bricks or lumber and leaf litter.
• Keep ground cover at least 18" from the home's foundation.
• Trim trees and shrubs so they do not touch the home.
• Use yellow "bug lights" to attract fewer insects.
• Ventilate the spaces under decks and sheds.
• Don't keep pet food outside on patios or decks.
• Keep pets either in or out. Dogs and cats that run in and out are more likely to carry fleas into the house.
• Keep gutters unclogged and repair any areas that get poor drainage.
• Ventilate the attic and basement crawlspace to minimize excess moisture and humidity.

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Did you know?............

Rodents cause more then $1 billion dollars in damage annually in the U.S. alone.

More Did you know?............

Fleas found on cats and dogs lay about 20 eggs per day and as many as 10,000 eggs can fall off an infested cat in 24 hours

FUN FACT:

To survive the cold of winter months, many insects replace the water in their body with a chemical called glycerol, which acts like an anti-freeze

OOPS!…………….

NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) - A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday. Isias Vidal Maceda was unhurt in the incident, but 80 percent of his apartment was destroyed, Eatontown, New Jersey police told the newspaper. The accident occurred as Maceda was spraying for pests in his kitchen. Somehow the bug spray ignited a blast that blew out the apartment's front windows and triggered a fire that quickly spread, the newspaper said. Police told the newspaper that the Saturday blaze also caused smoke damage to the apartment above.

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