After summer winds down, it is a common misconception that you can let your guard down in pest control. If you do this, you will soon find that pests are invading your home. Knowing why and how pests invade your home in the fall can help you better avoid them. A-Tex Pest Management is here to talk about why pests can be such a problem during the fall season, and what you can do to keep them out of your home.
What Attracts Pests to Your Home in the Fall?
It is such a reprieve from the heat of the summer when you can start to feel a little bit of crispness in the air. You aren’t the only feeling it though; pests are feeling that change in the weather just as much. This means that pests are going to be turning to your home now more than ever before. Here’s why:
– Food: They can usually find the food they are looking for in their home. They need food to sustain them through the winter months as there is no food outside.
– Water: All living things need water to survive. Pests only need small amounts of water, and your home is the perfect place to find it. This is why you find them in the bathroom so often.
– Warmth: As the temperatures get colder at night, pests are going to be trying to get indoors. Your house offers the ideal temperatures they are looking for.
Common Entry Points for Fall Pests
Many people underestimate the amount of space pests needs to get inside your home. The smallest cracks and holes will allow several pests, including rodents, access into your house. Here are some of the most common ways that they can gain access to your home.
– Gaps around the doors and windows of your home
– Any cracks, no matter how small, in your foundation
– The openings where utility lines enter your home
– Dryer and exhaust vents on your house
– Any areas where the weather stripping is starting to get warn
– Garage doors that have been left open for any period of time
– Small holes in your home’s siding or the mortar around your brick
Pest Prevention is Key
The best way to keep pests out of your home this fall is prevention. It is always easier to prevent a problem than to fix it once the problem is there and established. This goes for pest control as well as many other things in life. When they are established in your home you may see:
– Nesting
– Food sources
– Multiple entry points
– Signs of reproduction
Pest Inspections, Treatment, Control, Removal & More in Austin, Round Rock, Leander, Pflugerville & Cedar Park Texas
If you have any pest problems this fall, you can turn to A-Tex Pest Management to help you get rid of them. We will help protect your home against pests so that they don’t become a problem in the first place. Call us today!
