Top 5 Signs That Your Home Is A Pest Hangout
Is your home the typical hangout for your friends? Do you love to entertain or spend winter weekends sitting by the fireplace enjoying the warmth with loved ones? That's fantastic, as long as your guest list is limited to those invited guests instead of unwanted ones...namely pests!No one plans on having their home be the pest hangout, but it does happen that every season there is a new pest to worry about, from spring and summer ants to pests trying to seek shelter and overwinter in your home. Unfortunately, different types of pests become a problem at varying times of the year. Here is our top 5 list of signs that your house has, unfortunately, become a pest hangout.
#1 - Droppings
This is not a sign that anyone wants to see, but if you do see droppings whether they are large or small, you should seek professional pest extermination help immediately. Droppings can come from rodents like mice and rats, or bed bugs along mattresses and chair edges. Droppings could be large, like the kind you would find from a raccoon that has taken up shelter in your basement, garage, or attic. Droppings could also be in the form of a soupy mess like those of bat guano as it hangs out in your attic space.
#2 - Nesting Materials
Rodents and other wildlife enjoy making themselves at home to nest or to spend the winter in the relative comfort of a home's forgotten spaces such as: crawl spaces, attics, garages, storage rooms, or basements. Look for nesting signs such as torn newspaper, insulation, or cardboard that could indicate that a pest is making him/herself at home.
#3 - Discarded Wings or Exoskeletons
Many insects shed their wings or outer coverings when they molt. Bed bugs leave behind a reddish skin (exoskeleton) and termites leave behind wings after swarming. Look for these signs throughout your house but most especially in the basement for termites and around furnishings for bed bugs.
#4 - Strange Smells
Many wildlife species leave distinctive smells from their droppings or urine they discard. Many experts say that they smells become more noticeable the larger the infestation becomes no matter what the pest may be. Be alert for smells that are new or off putting. Always investigate what the smell could be.
#5 - Openings in Your Home
Alert homeowners usually notice when a crack, crevice, or opening of their home has wildlife or insects crawling in and around the location. Remember, it only takes an opening about the size of a dime to be large enough for a mouse to gain access to your home. Seal up all openings of your foundation, siding, soffits, or attic space to avoid allowing pests entry into your home.If your home has become a pest hangout please call our specialists at 800.287.4321 or via our website contact page.
