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February 16, 2022 by Marie

3 Ways To Keep Pests Away Before They Become A Problem

One of the worst things that can happen when you’re feeling safe and secure at home is to see or hear a pest making your home their home. So to help keep this from happening to you, it’s important that you take preventative steps to ensure that your home doesn’t become a place where pests can gain easy access and find the comfort and sustenance they are always on the lookout for.

To help you in doing this, here are three ways to keep pests away before they become a problem at your house.

Keep Your Food Sealed And Away

While pests can be drawn into a home with any chance they get, something that’s sure to entice them into visiting or living in your home is if they have easy access to food. Knowing this, you’ll want to do everything you can to keep your food sealed and away from pests.

To do this, you’ll want to keep your home, especially your kitchen, free from food crumbs. By cleaning up whenever you make or eat food, you’ll keep smells and food crumbs to a minimum. And when you store your food, be it ingredients or food that you’ve already made, it’s best to keep everything in air-tight containers so that the scent doesn’t travel too far and nothing can crawl in or chew through the container in order to get its fill.

Don’t Make It Easy For Pests To Infiltrate

Before pests even make their way into your kitchen, they’ll have to get through the exterior of your home first.

Unfortunately, pests can get into a home through even the smallest holes or cracks in the exterior. So to give yourself the best chance of keeping pests out, you’ll have to be vigilant about blocking up holes, sealing up cracks, and keeping your doors and windows closed up as much as possible. If you’re able to do this, you should be able to keep the vast majority of pests out.

Make Natural Predators Feel At Home

Every pest or animal that might try to get into your home is going to have a natural predator. Because of this, you can use this knowledge to your advantage to make your home seem scary and less appealing to any pests in your area.

To do this, find out what is the natural predator for common pests in your neighborhood. Then, either introduce those predators, like cats or birds, so that they can naturally keep the pests in check.

Just because there are pests where you live doesn’t mean that they have to be in your home, too. So if you’re worried about this, consider using the tips mentioned above to help discourage pests from entering your house.

About Marie

One and Co is owned by Maria Smith. She is an interior designer with a love for DIY, budgeting and everything home-related. You don't have to be a professional to have an awesomely designed home.

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