Do You Need Pest Control All Year Round?
Pests that are not generally active during the winter may pose a threat if they remain inside your home.
Pests are a year-round issue. Spiders, roaches, rats, termites, and bed bugs are just a few of the pests that remain active even throughout the winter, though some do enter a form of “insect hibernation.” You may also see a spike in rodent activity in the home during the fall.
Why We Recommend Year-Round Pest Control
Many homeowners check “pest management” off their to-do list as fall approaches and replace it with “raking leaves.” They believe that pests go away during the colder months and come back when it warms up.
Many pests, including termites, are active all year round. Even those that are not generally active during the winter may pose a threat if they remain inside your home.
Ants, roaches, and spiders, for instance, cannot thrive in the cold. However, bugs that live indoors can prosper all year long. Your house provides the ideal, climate-controlled environment for them to survive and multiply. While doing so, they could contaminate your food, spread illness, or even bite you. If you don’t consider pest treatment all year long, you could have a major infestation in the spring.
Your home can be protected from pests with a few simple, preventative procedures implemented year-round. Regardless of the season, if you regularly participate in pest prevention programs, you can rest assured that your property is secure from even the smallest intruders.
Pests Don’t Take Vacations; Neither Can Pest Control
If every year you experience the same pest problem, it could be because you’re not taking a proactive approach during their “downtime.” As mentioned above, pests can still be in your home even if it’s too cold for them to be as active as they are in the warmer months. They’re still there, so get them while they’re vulnerable to better control them before they become more active.
If you typically experience ants and roaches, something you can do to make your home less tempting is to store food and other items in sealed plastic or glass containers (instead of cardboard boxes), wipe up spills quickly, sweep crumbs off the floor regularly, and put dishes in the dishwasher (instead of leaving them in the sink). This can also help keep mice at bay.
You can reduce standing water in your yard, clean your gutters, fix window screens, and grow mosquito-repelling plants if mosquitoes are a problem in your area.
If termites are a problem where you live, you can take precautions like trimming back tree limbs that are too close to your home, removing mulch that is too close to your foundation, and keeping firewood stacked away from your house.
Regular home upkeep is necessary regardless of the insect problem your home is experiencing. The first and greatest approach in helping to prevent bugs is good home maintenance.
Be Proactive
By proactively doing these things now, you can help avoid a pest problem in the first place thus saving you a lot of time, money, and hassle in the long run.
Always keep in mind that you are never alone when dealing with pests or developing pest protection plans for the entire year. Call Jones Ladybug to discuss our annual plans to help keep your home pest-free!
