Pest Defense

Scorpion prevention

The key to preventing scorpions is to eliminate harborage sites around the property including woodpiles, trash, and debris. Remove stones and landscape timbers from the property and store firewood at least twenty feet from your home and five inches off the ground. Additionally, seal any cracks and crevices where scorpions may be able to enter your home.

Flea Prevention Tips

Fleas multiply quickly, so the best way to manage an infestation is to stop it before it happens. These guidelines can help keep your family, pets, and home free of fleas:

• Apply a monthly topical flea-repelling treatment to your pet, as prescribed by a veterinarian.
• Regularly vacuum your home, especially areas where fleas may be hiding.
• Wash pet bedding in hot water.
• Keep animals away from areas suspected or known to be flea-infested.
• Bathe pets as directed by your veterinarian.
• Treat your yard with insecticides designed to kill fleas. (Better yet, hire a pest control professional to do this for you!)

Cricket Prevention Tips

Crickets become problematic when they enter your home. These preventive measures will help keep them outdoors:

• Seal cracks in doors, windows, baseboards, and other potential entry points.
• Repair or add screens to windows and vents.
• Keep yard debris, leaves, dead grass, and other organic materials away from your home’s foundation.
• Address moisture problems or leaky pipes around your home.
• Replace outdoor lights with yellow insect-repelling lights.
• Use insecticides to create an exterior barrier around your house.

Stinging Insect Prevention

Bees, wasps, and hornets can be good for the environment but, in large numbers, they may introduce risk to your family and property. The simple guidelines below can help you avoid a bee or wasp infestation or sting:

• Do not wear yellow or white outdoors as these colors attract insects.
• Ensure screens on windows are secure and tight.
• Inspect your property regularly for hives or nests.
• Do not engage with bees, wasps, or hornets.

What can you do to prevent ants from settling in your home?

Ants are driven by a search for food, water, and shelter. While it may be impossible to stop every ant, following some basic guidelines can help prevent an invasion:

• Avoid leaving food, dirty dishes, or food particles where ants can get to them. Though they aren’t very selective, most ants are drawn to sugary, fatty, or greasy foods.
• Use gap sealant or caulk to seal cracks and openings around windows, doors, and pipes so ants can’t enter your home.
• Remove debris, rotting logs, and lumber from your yard.
• Repair leaks and dry out moist areas in your home.