Staying in a comfortable and pest free home is important in our lives, however pests wouldn’t let you stay in peace if they infest your homes. Some of these pests can be annoying to live with and can be harmful. The most common pests are bed bugs, cockroaches and termites. If you don’t use proper pest control measures and don’t follow proper hygiene at your residence, these pests can be a nightmare and may cause diseases too. It’s therefore important to engage professional pest controllers to help get rid of pests at your home.
The following are the most common pests and how they can be controlled:
Bed bugs
These are tiny nocturnal parasites that feed on warm blooded mammals’ blood which multiply quite fast if not controlled. These pests are very resilient as they lay over 200 eggs in a span of 2 months. They have a lifespan of 10 months and can survive for weeks to months without feeding. They commonly reside in cracks and crevices, light switches and under carpets and mattresses. To manage the spread of bed bugs, early detection is important. Professional pest controllers will assess the extent of bed bug’s infestation in your homes and implement the best control and thereafter monitor the situation after sometime.
- Inspection
These pests are not easy to identify as they blend so well in their habitat. If you spot any bedbug or suspect their existence in your home, Pointe Pest Control staff will be able to assess your home and thereafter provide solutions such as fumigation. Fumigating your home through the help of professionals will kill the pest and destroy their eggs too.
- Monitoring
Pest control professionals will then monitor the situation at your home for some time to ensure there is no trace of the pest at your home. While monitoring the situation, proper documentation is done to help keep track of the pest eradication process.
Cockroaches
Cockroaches are common pests at homes and may cause diseases since they invade waste deposits in the kitchen and can therefore spread diseases. However, they play an important role in the environment as recyclers of decomposing organic materials. Cockroaches emit unpleasant smells and produce chirping sounds. They feed on foodstuff and food waste thus making them common in your kitchen environment. Other than food stuff, they will feed on plastics, packages and papers, cockroaches may destroy your books and magazines too.
Cockroaches stay in wall cracks and crevices and come out at night to feed off their prey. They are easy to detect at homes and by maintaining proper hygiene helps mitigate their spread. Pest control professionals can help you further eradicate them at your homes if you are not in a position to control them.
Termites
Termites are pale, soft-bodied pests and small in size and regardless of their size, which is about ¼ of an inch of length they can cause serious damages to your properties. They usually damage inner structures of walling’s and may not be easy to spot until the damage is caused. However, professional pest controllers are able to detect the infections at an early stage and eradicate them completely before they cause damage.
Bottomline
Pest can cause serious damages to your properties and spread disease. It is, therefore, important to practice proper hygiene. Some of these pests cannot be easily noticed, however, when you spot them at your homes, it is important to seek help. Pest controllers companies are versed with the technology and experience to completely eradicate pests at your homes. You better prevent pests upon detection than to wait until they cause damage.
