Spring is upon us! You may find yourself doing some last minute spring cleaning before it gets hotter. We want to help by keeping you informed about what you might see during deep cleaning and decluttering. The following is a list of some pests common to the area and what to look out for:
Black Widow Spider
Look for messy webs with strong, sticky silk.They can be found in cluttered areas of the basement, crawl space and garage, or in wood piles, water meter boxes, eaves, and fences.
Yellow Sac Spider
They can be found in your garden during the warm seasons, but migrate indoors when it gets colder. Look for them on walls and ceilings.
Hobo Spider
Look for funnel webs in holes and cracks, especially in dark and damp places.They can be found in wood piles, under stones or garden ornaments, around foundations, basement or ground floor boxes, behind and under furniture, closets, and baseboard heaters or radiators.
Bed bugs
Bed bugs
Look for red, itchy bites on your body in the mornings or anytime after sleeping, red and black spots on mattresses, pillows, and bed linens, or a sweet/musty odor.They can be brought in via second-hand furniture or any furniture that is delivered, travel luggage, or by crawling through cracks, crevices, or ventilation ducts. Check your mattress, box spring, couches, bed frame, and bed linens.
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes
They can be found in almost any environment when it is darker and cooler (evening until morning time), especially around water. Some examples include: bird baths, ponds, lakes, rain gutters, water logged recycling, fountains, leaky faucets, sprinklers, and animal troughs.
Rodents
Look for small brown droppings in basements, attics, garages, plumbing, and crawl spaces.They can squeeze through holes as small as a quarter inch, so try to seal up any cracks or holes around the house.
Ticks
They can be found in any wooded, brush, or grassy area. Some ticks are associated with rodents. Always check yourself, children, and pets for ticks when traveling through tick territory, especially the neck, ears, under arms, between legs and behind the knees. They may appear to look like a spec of dirt, a mole, or a freckle.
General hot spots to look for pests include the garage, pantry, attic, and any other storage spaces. Checking these places along with boxes, rubbish piles, and other nooks and crannies will give you a good idea of what is living in or around your home. Contact SafeShield Pest Control as soon as possible for a better start to your summer!
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