January 2018 - Exclusive Pest Control

Seal any Cracks

Especially as the weather changes, pests like insects and rodents begin to seek shelter, often in the sanctuary of our homes. To avoid allowing pests to have space in your home, you need to seal up any easy entryways and prevent them from entering in the first place. Weather stripping, caulk, and foam insulation are useful in closing up any gaps or spaces around windows, doors, and the home’s foundation. By sealing up these entry points, you can prevent many pests from ever entering your home in the first place.

Remove Breeding and Hiding Grounds

Many pests congregate in cool, shady, moist places and breed in standing water. Remove any hedges near the foundation of your home and consider treating shaded areas to prevent mosquitos and other pests from hiding out and multiplying. Be sure to remove any standing water from your property, as mosquitos especially are attracted to these pools and use them to breed.

Regular Checks Prevent Infestation

Having a professional regularly run routine checks on your home and point out any potential problems is a great way to gain peace of mind. Experts like the staff at Exclusive Pest spot any concerns, like a dripping pipe in the basement that creates a damp patch- a prime attractant for cockroaches. Their professional residential pest control services can be invaluable in preventing bugs and rodents from gaining a foothold in your home in the first place. Call today to discuss your specific concerns and to set up an appointment. We’ll meet with you and discuss your options for defending your home against invading pests.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Discovering that your home is infested with bedbugs is one of the worst feelings a homeowner can face. The creeping little parasites burrow into the most unlikely hiding places, disappearing into the tiniest cracks and crevices during the day, and into the seams of bedding, to wait for their opportunity to feast overnight on human blood, leaving their reluctant hosts with itching welts that resemble a rash. To get rid of these pests, you need to find the best treatment. Fortunately there’s a treatment that bedbugs can’t hide from, that kills them quickly and efficiently, destroying eggs, larvae, and adults alike- heat treatment.

How Does It Work?

Heat is the bedbugs’ Achilles heel. At high temperatures, they die within minutes, which is why residents are often advised to run their clothing, fabric toys, and bedding through a cycle in their dryer when undergoing treatment for bedbugs. At 120^oF, bedbugs at all stages die within minutes, making heat the best treatment. Heat treatment is the only treatment that can destroy an infestation in just one treatment, without chemicals or pesticides.

Why Is it The Best Treatment?

Does anyone really want to introduce chemical sprays into the places where we sleep? Treating one’s home with pesticides may be effective in some cases, but bedbugs are experts at hiding deep within the crevices and seams of our mattresses, and in the baseboards of bedroom walls. They may also take refuge in luggage and laundry, and in any tiny place they can hide. It’s nearly impossible for pesticides to be applied to every potential hiding place and surface, and repeated treatments are necessary for that reason. Heat treatment, when applied properly, penetrates every area bedbugs can hide, and leaves behind no pesticide residue.

Can I Do it Myself?

This is one of the most commonly asked questions about heat treatment. In order to be effective, the heat must be applied evenly to every place in which bedbugs can take refuge. That means inside walls, and in and around every surface of the home. It is necessary to remove clutter and prepare the rooms to be treated by removing any item that cannot tolerate high levels of heat, like aerosol cans, wax figures or candles, and electronics. It’s not possible to bring rooms up to the correct temperatures with any at-home heating systems. Special equipment is needed to ensure that the heat is circulated thoroughly and efficiently, to eradicate the bugs. The heat that the technicians are exposed to during the treatment can pose serious health risks if not correctly handled. Heat treatment for bedbugs is best left to a team of professionals who can ensure that it is both effective and safe.

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Month: January 2018

Residential Pest Control Services