Tips for Keeping Holiday Season Pest-free
The holiday season is the most delightful time of the year for many people. You spend the most of your time buying gifts, decorating and baking. As you are up for celebrating with family and friends, pest control is usually the last thing on your mind.
Unfortunately, spiders, mites, and other pests can be carried into the home by fresh wreath and trees, as well as firewood. There are a few more precautions that may be taken to ensure that you can enjoy pest-free this season and avoid any added worry.
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Look for evidence of pests in flora such as wreaths, trees, and garlands. These products are ideal for ticks, spiders, and ants, as well as their eggs. Before bringing any greenery inside, give it a good shake outside.
Outside the house, unpack stored décor located in attics, basements, or garages. Examine everything for signs of rodent activity, such as gnaw marks, droppings, or eggs.
To keep pests out after the Christmas season, store decorations in plastic containers with airtight lids. Pests can gnaw through cardboard, so avoid it. Rodents like to utilize cardboard as a nesting material, and cockroaches eat it regularly.
When discarding live plants, keep it as far away from the house as possible to avoid drawing pests.
Keep firewood at least 20 feet away from your house and clean it before bringing it inside. Termites, ants, spiders, as well as rodents, are all known to hide inside logs.
If you'll be spending more time in the kitchen baking and cooking holiday meals, scrub the counters to remove crumbs and scents that could attract bugs.
Properly clean up and store leftover food. Food should not be left out overnight, and dirty dishes should not be piled up in the sink. Ants, cockroaches, and rats may be attracted to this.
Don't allow a pest encounter ruin your Christmas festivities. During the holidays and throughout the year, Mother Nature’s Pest and Lawn plan for pest control may help to defend your home against pests, including mice, ants, and cockroaches! We thrive to make your holidays pest-free, but if unwelcome visitors do show up, please contact us and one of our trained pest specialists will be pleased to assist you.