Pests such as rodents, ticks, and mosquitoes transmit diseases to humans. Therefore, pest prevention is an important aspect of maintaining public health and safety. Seasonal pest prevention is helpful for maintaining a pest-free environment in homes and surrounding places.
Bryan Pest Control provides comprehensive pest management solutions. Homeowners should understand the pests’ seasonal habits and implement proactive measures. They can consult a highly professional pest control expert and ensure year-round strategies for keeping their home pest-free.
Spring Season
After eradicating pests, there is a massive change in their return during spring, as it is a time of renewal and growth. During this season, as the temperature slowly rises, insects like ants, termites, and mosquitoes become more active.
Spring is also termite swarming season as insects grow in large numbers. Homeowners should ensure to use liquid termiticides, baiting systems, and other advanced treatments with the assistance of an expert pest controller. It is done to protect properties from termite infestations.
Ants are the first insects emerging in spring. They come out of their habitat to search for food and water. Pest control providers use powerful treatments, such as baiting systems and targeted treatments, to eliminate ant colonies from the roots. Mosquitoes are another issue in spring. Adulticides and barrier treatments can be used to reduce mosquito populations.
Summer Season
Summer is the peak season for pests, like wasps, fleas, and ticks, to thrive their population in warm weather. The wasps’ nests, like yellow jackets and hornets, should be safely removed. After that, treatments should be applied to those areas to prevent re-infestation.
Homeowners should opt for comprehensive flea treatments, including insecticide applications, vacuuming, and pet treatments. These are important tactics to combat fleas, which pet owners commonly use. Regular grooming of the pet is necessary to prevent the re-occurrence of flea on the pet’s body.
A pest control expert will inspect yards and outdoor areas to search for tick habitats, which can cause Lyme disease in humans. Then, to reduce the tick population, the expert will apply treatment to the targeted areas. People residing around should be protect themselves by wearing full-sleeved clothes and using tick repellents.
Fall Season
In the fall, many insects prepare for the upcoming winter season. The most common insects that emerge during the fall season are stink bugs, boxelder bugs, and rodents. Most commonly, trapping and baiting methods are employed to manage rodent populations in the fall.
When the outside temperature drops, stink and boxelder bugs seek shelter inside the house. They can congregate on sunny exterior walls. A pest control provider will use an extrusion process to pull bugs from cracks and gaps. Sealing all the openings in the wall is essential to prevent the bugs from re-entering.
Winter Season
Insects like rodents, spiders, and cockroaches will seek refuge indoors to protect themselves from the cold environment. As a common practice, checking for cracks and gaps regularly and sealing them whenever they are noticed is important. Household insects like cockroaches can be killed by targeted treatments using baits, gels, and insect growth regulators.
A professional pest prevention expert utilizes a combination of exclusion techniques, trapping, and baiting to keep rodents at bay during the winter season. Furthermore, spiders can be prevented from forming a habitat inside the house with proper cleaning and decluttering of basements, attics, and other dark, undisturbed areas.
Integrated pest management is an approach used for long-term pest control, which a homeowner can take up once a year. Early detection of pest activity is essential for further growth of their population. Regular inspection of gaps and cracks is necessary, and homeowners can seal those areas to prevent insects from forming their habitat inside. Maintaining cleanliness and proper sanitation and applying targeted treatments once a year will keep the house and backyard pest-free.
