Pest Control Tips
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Jun-11-2010
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Tips on pest control.
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If you want a pest exterminator, you have to define what type of pest you need removed in the first place. A pest can be an insect (including ants, spiders, bed bugs, bees, or flies) or an animal (such as mice, rats, squirrels, ground hogs, and other types of rodents). As such, there are many pest exterminators available. If you have termites in your house, however, the solution is simple. Simply search for “termite” at Yellowpages.com to see businesses, which offer pest exterminator services for termites. You want a professional to take care of termites because special equipment is necessary to get rid of them.
Although there are many types of pests that you may want to get rid of, cockroaches, ants, and rodents are common problems, which is why I’ll tell you how to remove them…
If you have cockroaches in your house you can exterminate pests such as these with spray and/or baits. If your cockroach infestation is really serious, consider hiring a professional pest exterminator service or business to take care of the problem through the use of carbamate insecticides. Don’t confuse a light spray with an insecticide, which is much more potent.
If you have ants crawling around your house, one of the most effective ways to get rid of them by spraying the entire perimeter of your house with anti- repellent. If the ants have gotten cozy on the inside of your house you can use special dusts, which kill the ants.
If you have rodents in your house or apartment, the best way to get rid of them by yourself is with a trap. Although there are traps out there, which kill the rodent, there are cage traps, which simply lock the annoying critter in the cage for you to take away. Just make sure that when you are taking them away that you do not touch them as they may carry disease. Of course, you can use killing traps, but a cage type trap is a much more humane pest extermination.
If you are looking for pest exterminator for rodents in your backyard (deer, groundhogs, rats, etc.) a product, which has a large following on Amazon is the “Contech Electronics CRO101 Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler”. Rather than using any chemicals or sounds it uses an intense stream of water to scar away animals. Not only will you be making sure that your lawn is free of pests, who want to eat your garden or grass, you will be making your grass greener at the same time! This pest extermination product has hundreds of reviews and nearly all of them are 5 stars. Judging from the pests extermination products that I have seen, this may be the best pest exterminator for rodents that I have seen online so far.
Although you can do pest exterminator by yourself, if the infestation is really serious or complex (perhaps there’s some type of insect, which you have trouble identifying), it is a good idea to contact your local pest control services. Although this may not by cheap or inexpensive, it is worth considering as pests are no laughing matter. Furthermore, if you want nothing to do with killing rats or other types of rodents, hiring someone to do the job will give you a piece of mind.
If you want to prevent exterminating pests in the first place, it is a good idea to make sure that your home is clean and does not contain any random food or food crumbs lying around. After all, the pests are in your house in the first place because they want a bite to eat. If you have pests roaming outside your house, make sure that there are no comfortable hiding places for them. This means that the surrounding area of your house should be relatively flat and not have “hilly” areas (made up of firewood, leaves, earth, mulch, or other materials) which rodents could start making their home in.
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Article Source :
http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Pest Control Tips _21860.aspx
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For more tips check out Mouse Killer.
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Keywords :
pest control,
Category :
Home and Family
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Home Improvement
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