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DIY Pest Control - 10 top tips

One of the best ways to control pests in your home is by not letting them get into your home in the first place! But for many this is easier said than done. Once pests get into your home your will be left looking for ways to eradicate them with a variety of products. There is no need to contact a pest control company, which can quickly become very expensive. Many pest control problems can be handled by you with the right products, on your own.

Here are ten DIY pest control tips that should help you to deal with pests in and around your home:

1.  Inspect your home’s exterior including the walls, doors, roof and windows. If you see any areas where bugs or rodents can get in, seal those holes or cracks up. There are many places where you can purchase caulk or expanding foam that will fill holes and cracks permanently, preventing the ingress of unwanted guests inside of your home. The bonus is that you

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will also end up saving money on energy costs when you seal up drafts and places where warmth can escape.

2.  Eliminate any sources of food or water. Standing water is not just in your tap or sink, but also in plant trays or in other surprising places. If you have any leaks or areas where water is available you should deal with them by repairing the leak and cleaning up any water that is pooling. Clean up your cupboards and look for boxes of dried products including pasta, cookies or cereal for example. Mice and rats can easily chew through packaging but if you keep those items in canisters they cannot be accessed easily by rodents.

3. Ensure that your floors are clean. If you drop food on the floor, even if you pick it up right away, it can splatter on impact which leaves enough to feed a variety of pests. Clean the floor carefully where food has been dropped. Clean your home regularly and pay particular attention to areas where food preparation is undertaken. This can discourage pests from staying around, especially when you clean up spills and clean dishes immediately.

4. Prevent clutter. Clutter provides excellent hiding spots for all different types of pests. Cockroaches love to reside in a stack of newspapers or boxes. Be vigilant and remove all of the clutter that you can from within your home, leaving it neat and tidy and giving yourself more room to move around. Pests won’t like not having places to live or hide and tend to move on to messier homes that are more pest-friendly.

5. Store firewood at least twenty feet away from your home and keep any shrubs or plants well-trimmed. This eliminates some very good hiding spots for bugs and rodents.

6. If you have larger animals living under your home or in a nearby shed wait until they leave their den for the day and then cover up the entrance with wire mesh, ensuring that it is secure and will keep the animal out.

7. Keep ripe fruit in the fridge. Ripe fruit attracts fruit flies and once you have these in your home they are very difficult to get rid of.

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8. Take the rubbish out every day, don’t store it in the house. Rubbish should be stored away from your house in a container with a lid until collection day when it can be removed.

9. Inspect things that you bring into the house. Some fruits and vegetables have insects or eggs on them and these can lead to an infestation in your home.

10. Check your dryer vent to ensure that it is not open. There should be a flap that opens to let the hot air and excess lint out. Rats and other pests can get inside your home through a dryer vent if it has holes in the pipe.Remember, there are certain “pests” that may actually be helpful. That spider that you want to crush may actually be helpful because it traps other insects and eats them. Lizards in the garden can be as good as a guard dog when it comes to getting rid of small insects.

Pestrol has many useful and affordable products [] that are perfect for DIY pest control. There is a wide range of products to choose from that can be purchased from the website and each pest insect or animal has a specific pest control solution.

Live Traps: Larger pest animals can be captured in live traps to be released away from your home so that they are eliminated permanently without harming the animal. Small live traps are suitable for mice and rats.

Glue traps: These traps collect insects and prevent them from escaping without the use of dangerous chemicals. Once a trap has been filled, simply discard it and use a new one.

Advion Gel for Cockroaches:This DuPont product is an effective way to get rid of cockroaches. This gel is irresistible to cockroaches and controls the largest populations quickly. This product is safe for use in sensitive areas such as hospitals, schools and restaurants where food is handled and served. The product is applied to hinges, around fridge motors, behind appliances and dark hiding spots. Ninety per cent of the cockroach population will die within 24 to 48 hours.

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Quickbayt: is a dry bait that you scatter and contains a solution of 0.5% imidacloprid which has no resistance problems. This product is effective in controlling flies and is extremely useful around commercial facilities, horse stables, production stables and dairy farms. The product can be mixed with water to be painted onto surfaces where flies tend to sit.

Mosquito traps: These traps are effective in attracting mosquitoes and keeping them away from people. These traps are insecticide free and do not require propane cylinders to operate. These traps use fluorescent bulbs which attracts insects and the fundel is coated with titanium dioxide which products carbon dioxide. Mosquitoes find this irresistible and it lures them to the trap where a fan sucks them into a dry storage chamber. Mosquitoes captured inside will dehydrate and die.

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