The cold days of winter are not too far away, and many people are turning their thoughts to the upcoming delights of Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. However, just because the temperature is dropping, it does not mean you can let your guard down when it comes to pest control. In fact, although you are less likely to see them, pests do just as much damage to your home during winter as they do any other season of the year. Here are three great reasons why now is the perfect time to have pest control services inspect your home.
Rats And Mice
The rodent family is notorious for finding a way inside your home once winter arrives as they do not like to be outside in the cold. Oftentimes, you have no idea the rodents are there until you notice tiny droppings in the pantry and gnawed pages from your favorite novel. Rodents nest indoors over winter and use anything they can find to create their home inside your home. Once the nest is made they move around the home at night looking for food and water to keep them nourished. Since winter is their time to be indoors, you need pest control services as soon as you see or hear indications of their presence. Your home's electrical wiring is not safe while they have a free roam of your dwelling.
Firewood
There is nothing like a roaring fire on a cold winter's night. But that pile of firewood stacked against your home brings two problems with it. Firstly, the rodent family will happily live amongst the wood until they find a way into your home. Secondly, firewood is a major food source for termites and you do not want to encourage them to be anywhere near your house. Once termites make their way indoors, thousands and thousands of dollars of damage can occur as they happily chew their way through your wood furniture, window frames, doors and even wall frames. An annual termite control service is the only way to keep these hungry pests away.
Bugs After Winter
Rodents are not the only pest who like to hide out indoors over winter. Spiders, bugs and other creepy-crawlies also look for a warm spot to sleep away the winter. The problem is that when spring arrives, those pests wake up and start to make themselves more visible in your home. If you do not want to be living a real-life B-grade horror movie infestation of insects, then pest control at the start of winter is the best deterrent to keep those hibernating bugs out of your property.
If you do not have an annual pest control service plan in place, now is the perfect time to start one.
