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UNDERSTANDING HOUSEHOLD PESTS
Understanding household pests reasons for entering into our homes is easy when you think of the warmth, food and shelter our homes can provide. Unfortunately this is just a wonderful habitat for a surprising array of wildlife, many of whom are not at all welcome to our hospitality!
Even though your house may be well built, uncluttered and kept clean, pesky insects, hungry rodents and casual garden wanderers can become expensive lodgers!
Bothersome insects, bugs and creatures
- Larder beetles, flour moths and cockroaches enjoy eating our food and can bring disease into our homes,
- Clothes moths and carpet beetles enjoy eating and damaging our textiles, clothing and furnishing
- Some pests are mainly seasonal visitors such as flies, wasps and mice
- Woodworm and Common Furniture Beetle love to gnaw at our rafters and even the structure of our buildings.
- Flies, cockroaches, mice and rats can carry disease organisms and are may be a threat to our health.
- Others pests are harmless, casual visitors but capable of causing untold human stress.
Pest Control
- Many of our houses contain attractive dens to household pests.
- We like to stream-line our buildings and install boxed-in areas for our ducts and pipes and some of us may even provide places of comfort above false ceilings.
- Our houses are warm and provide many sheltered nooks for pests to raise their families.
- We might have wall to wall carpeting to house a few carpet beetles.
- Many of us enjoy the company of dogs and cats who in turn can provide a perfect habitat to fleas!
Top Tip! Declutter and Organize your Home.
Can we blame this wild-life for believing our houses are a safe haven for them to raise their large families?!!
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Deterring Household pests
Keep the structure and building of your house in good order. Be watchful for unexpected pest lures.
Household Pests
Many of our houses can contain attractive dens to household bugs
Pest Control in the Home
Crawling creatures will find open doors, windows or cracks-
Ant Identification
The little black bugs measuring around 3mm are not known to transmit disease but-
Bed Bugs
Bed Bugs Signs
Bed Bug Bite Symptoms
Bed Bug Bites
Bed Bugs can they Kill You?
Bed Bug infestations have increased hugely over the past few years.
Beetles
Unfortunately, some of these bugs can create serious pest problems in our homes
Carpet Beetles
Carpet Beetles or Woolly Bear Grubs are major textile household pests-
Cellar Beetle
Go on a hunt for their place of entry into your house.
Clothes Moth
The moth larvae causes problems by nibbling-
Common Spider
-often cause panic and revulsion amongst many.
Fleas
Fleas are jumping and flightless parasites many of whom-
Flies
These insects are most active in the hotter months of the year-
Flour Beetle
The adult female beetle glues its eggs onto flour-
Ground Beetle
Their home is in the garden but sometimes they may wander-
House Dust Mite
This tiny creature is probably present in every mattress
Ticks
Ticks can carry serious diseases,-
Mice
They are good climbers and can squeeze through gaps-
Mosquitoes
They are the cause of much fever and death in the world.
Moths
There are many ways to control and get rid of these pests.
Mould and Mold
Keep vigilant for any hint of this bothersome fungus and treat it immediately-
Rats
They can do a lot of damage by nibbling at wood-work -
Silverfish
It poses no threat to humans
Stink Bug
They emit a fine, odorous spray in order to defend themselves-
Wasps
-are not only considered as pests but -
Woodworm
If you see any new holes or any further evidence of sawdust-
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