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Pest Control Tips For the Home Owner
you know the ones I am talking about...
everyone has them.
Bees, Wasps, Hornets, Ants, Spiders, Cockroaches, and of course the most dreaded...
Mice.
I laugh whenever we have get-togethers and the topic of pest elimination comes up because I used to be that guy.
To hear of the latest "home remedies" really is kind of funny in a way.
I always end up with that visual from the 1997 movie, Mouse Hunt where the guy ends up on his back after slipping on a spool that the mouse rolled out onto the floor.
I know, it never actually happens like that, but still, "home remedies" give that visual.
As I mentioned, I used to be that guy.
In a past life I was the Orkin Man.
Actually for almost 7 years I vanquished critters from many homes across the Colorado Springs, Co.
landscape.
In the time I spent chasing, hunting of course convincing the homeowners of Colorado Springs that Orkin was the end all be all to their unique bug problem, I learned several "Tricks of the Trade" so to speak.
Knowing how the professionals do it gives the average joe a step up in the world when your wife yells EEK...
We can start off easy.
Prevention is the best of all possible cures.
So, here are a few steps to "Naturally" rid your homes of pests.
- Landscaping - Clearing 6" around the home
- Siding - Regular Checking of Siding to repair caulking, cracks, holes, etc...
- Home Exterior - Removing Spider webs from eaves, Catching Wasps nests early etc...
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