Serving Memphis, Cordova, Germantown & Collierville TN
Picture yourself during the summer evening snuggled up with your favorite blanket and book. Suddenly, you hear a loud enough sound to make you shift your focus and notice a fly buzzing around. As homeowners, people know that feeling of having some guest no one wants to have. However, what if there are methods to protect yourself and your family from such intruders before they cause any harm? Our Memphis pest control pros from AAA Termite and Pest Control offer some useful suggestions and approaches to keep your house safe from these annoying intruders.
- Door Sweeps and Weatherstripping: Inspect the weather stripping and door sweeps to ensure there are no holes or tears, which could allow easy access points to pests. Replacing sweeps and weatherstripping is a cost-effective and affordable method of keeping pests from entering your home in these areas.
- Outdoor Lighting: Lights attract bugs, even if the lights are indoors. We recommend keeping the lights near doors and windows turned off at night as it attracts bugs, and they are more likely to enter your home. The same goes for porch lights. Keep them turned off unless it is for security or safety reasons.
- Window Maintenance: Doors and windows should close well so that insects and other pests can’t access your compound. A new window screen without any holes or tears prevents pests from entering through these areas. Our Cordova area pest control pros advise homeowners to periodically inspect their window screens to ensure they provide a barrier to pests.
- Proper Door Usage: Keep doors and windows closed as much as possible. Of course, you will need to go outside or enter your home occasionally. Just don’t stand in the doorway with the door open, like when carrying groceries inside or talking to guests on your porch.
- Seal Entry Points: Check entry points where electrical wiring or plumbing enter your home and cover or conceal gaps or holes where pests could enter. Remember to check your dryer vent or any other vents leading to the outside of your home.
- Yard Maintenance: Keep your yard mowed to an appropriate height and trim bushes and shrubs so that they do not lean against your house. We also recommend storing wood piles away from your home and not against the house or on porches.
- Reduce Moisture: Pests especially like damp conditions and when you over-water the lawn or mulch beds, insects lay their eggs. Therefore, limit water provision or minimize the use of mulch in favor of gravel. Also, clear raked and piled leaves, twigs, trash, and other yard debris that harbors moisture, since they act as breeding and hiding grounds for cockroaches and earwigs. Lastly, fix dripping pipes, especially in the crawlspace or basement to avoid attracting pests.
Pest Control Pros in Cordova and Memphis, Tennessee
To reduce the occurrence of pests inside your home, prevention is paramount. Additionally, quarterly pest control treatments can help reduce pests inside your home or business. If you would like to learn more about pest control services that we offer, contact AAA Termite and Pest Control by calling (901) 737-7378.