Pests prefer to make themselves as invisible as possible and live quietly alongside us without our recognizing them. With food, cover, water, and the bugs and other creepy crawlies starting to search for a way inside as we reach fall, our homes supply all the basics for pests. Here, you need the assistance of experienced Anchor Pest Services. Here are five unexpected areas where bugs could be hiding if you want them outside of your house!
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Hot Water Heater
Bugs particularly enjoy moisture, warmth, and a dark hiding area. Your hot water heater supplies all three, whether it’s in a dedicated closet or your basement. Periodically look under and around your water heater tank for evidence of millipedes, centipedes, pillbugs, silverfish, spiders, crickets, ants, and more. If you find any leaks or unanticipated moisture during your examination, quickly fix the situation to prevent more trouble.
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Inside Outlets
Though minute critters like bed bugs, ants, or beetles will build nests behind the plastic covers of outlets, it is not the first place you would expect to search. A clue to the almost certain presence of more pests nearby is a dusty, fine substance emerging from the cracks and periphery of the exit. If you locate evidence in one of the room’s outlets, be sure to check all the others.
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In Electronics
Gaming consoles, TV accessories, laptops, and other electronic devices are warm and inviting places for creatures like cockroaches to call home. Our dark and hot electronic devices give these pests a decent cover. They can also cause fans to clog, mess with the electronics’ internal operations, and maybe start a fire. Try to dust and check technological equipment as part of your yearly cleaning!
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Down the Drains
If you have ever dealt with a fruit fly invasion, you know how frustrating and challenging it can be to eradicate it. To stop fruit and drain fly breeding sites, keep your drains—including those in your laundry room—clean and trash-free. This will save you some effort. You might not initially think of a drain within your dishwasher! Ensure your dishwasher is scrubbed to prevent pests from seeking refuge in the dampness.
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In Insulation
When we have some exposed insulation, such as in garages, basements, or attics, bugs will find the ideal habitat. Pests such as squirrels, mice, birds, bats, and many kinds of bugs will hide out in the warm insulation and maybe nibble through it to reach other parts of your house for food and drink. Treating your insulation with boric acid will help you battle against things like silverfish, termites, ants, or roaches using a harmless, pest-resistant remedy that is also nonhazardous to humans.
Solution
Homeowners can act to keep bugs out. Once the bugs establish nests and a place to call home, they are here to remain. Use these guidelines whether your goal is to stop a reinfestation or avoid bug problems.
- Seal doors to prevent access.
- Keep your dwellings clear of clutter, vacuum spider egg sacs and webs, and recycle papers, boxes, and other objects where spiders hide.
- Look for indications of pests routinely in your crawlspaces, attics, and closets.
Certain commonalities exist among all pests. All of them hide from the outside elements in your house. Pests need a living space near food supplies, water, and safety.
Conclusion
Although there are many more sites to monitor for pest activity, you do not have to deal with the reality of a pest infestation alone if one is reality. Think about choosing expert pest control now!