At The Bug Man, we want to equip you with as much information as we can on how to keep your home pest free. Hereโs your latest installment of Bug Basics. Follow these tips to help your pest control professional better protect your home.Inside Tips:
- If you spill something, clean it up. That ketchup on your kitchen table that fell off your corn dog last week is singing, โCome to me,ย ants. I have succulent sweetness for you to devour. Invite your friends. Itโs a party!โ
- Regularly take out the trash. Keep this task on your chore list, folks. It is important.
- Before you throw jars and containers into the trash that you just vowed to take out with devoted diligence, rinse them out. This applies to containers in your trash and in your recycling bin.
- Pick up and store Fluffyโs/Fidoโs food before you go to bed. Unfortunately, you may have to train your furry friend that they cannot graze on their food all night long. Much like your corn dogโs spilled ketchup, pet food attracts ants.
Outside Tips:
- Seal your doors and windows. Not only will this help with your houseโs draftiness, itโll keep bugs out too.
- Clean those rain gutters! This declarative sentence reminds us of the line, โGet those nail breakers!โ in the classic 90s movie Ladybugs, starring Rodney Dangerfield. Hey, weโre a bug company. Of course weโre going to reference a bug-themed movie every once in awhile. If you have no idea what weโre talking about (or if you do and you love that movie), watch thisย YouTube clip.
- Trim the trees and shrubs near your house. Ants will use tree limbs and bush branches like a bridge to march right into your house. Imagine it as a sophisticated ant interstate. You could call it I-ANT40.
- Store firewood off the ground and away from your house. As you sit by your fireplace enjoying the evening and the ambiance, you donโt want ants sitting there with you, enjoying it too.
You may not know this, but most do-it-yourself pest treatments that you buy at a store actually hinder the pest removal effort because they repel bugs. Instead of killing the bugs, they just cause the pest to move locations, ultimately leading to more damage in the home.
If you find ants in your home, give us a call (615.217.7284).