Forgotten Areas of your Home

Basements, garages, storage areas, and attics are often forgotten areas of the home. They become dumping places for seasonal items, broken tools, and off-season clothes. These forgotten areas can unfortunately become safe havens where pests can live, thrive, reproduce, and feed. These areas tend to have a steady temperature, moisture, humidity and, sometimes, a food source nearby that make the location a perfect place to spend the winter, nest, or raise a family! Here are some of the areas you may want to keep an eye on to avoid a pest infestation.

Attic

Pests can find entry points pretty much anywhere in your home, from the foundation to the gaps in the chimney cap. Since the attic is an area that people tend to only visit a few times a year, this area can be a safe place for critters to hide out for months at a time without being discovered. Rodents are especially capable of destroying insulation, chewing through walls, and potentially causing electrical fires if their teeth come in contact with electric wires that they attempt to chomp on. We suggest keeping storage and seasonal items in thick plastic containers that can not be chewed through and inspect the attic regularly for signs of infestations.

Basement

Basements tend to attract pests that are looking for damp, highly humid, and moist locations. Do not overlook this area that can also be forgotten for months at a time. Clean up storage items and inspect for gaps and openings in utility vents, the foundation, and basement windows. Replace loose mortar and weather stripping around the foundation and basement windows/doors.

Garage

Garages are great at protecting your lawn equipment, cars, and tools. But they are also good at harboring pests like rodents, skunks, raccoons, ants, and any number of pests that can make their way inside. We suggest closing the doors at night to keep out scavengers looking for a free meal, such as raccoons, skunks, and squirrels. Keep the area clean and organized so that if a pest does find its way in, you will know immediately instead of finding a nest under a pile of old bikes a month from now. While forgotten areas of the home are common, don't make harboring pests common. Call Pest-End Exterminators at 1-800-287-4321, 603-382-9644, or 978-794-4321 to have your home or property inspected and treated for these small yet damaging pests!