Is Ongoing Pest Control Service the Best Choice?

Pests can carry any number of easily transmittable diseases, which is an especially prevailing issue if children or pets live in the home

Whether at a picnic or lounging around the house, people encounter pests in their lives. Most people think about professional pest control only after seeing the ants or termites or hearing the mice scratching upstairs. But by then, the problem has already escalated.

Remember this hint regarding pest control: proactive instead of reactive.

Here are several reasons to invest in a professional ongoing pest control service.

Pests are known to carry a variety of diseases

Pests can carry any number of easily transmittable diseases, which is an especially prevailing issue if children or pets live in the home. Ticks, for example, can transmit several diseases, most notably Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The latter can lead to fever, nausea, and hallucinations, while the former can cause paralysis, heart problems, and even death.

Other pests, like cockroaches and flies, don’t directly transmit disease but can carry harmful pathogens into a home.

Pests can cause damage to a house

Termites cause millions of dollars in damage to homes and businesses each year, and many people don’t realize they have a termite problem until the damage is done. However, termites aren’t the only wood-destroying pest. Carpenter ants also destroy wood and, in some cases, are even more dangerous than termites.

Aside from the money required for repairs, damage to a home’s structural integrity is dangerous to those who live there.

Wood isn’t the only concern. Rodents can chew through wood, but they are better known for causing electrical damage by chewing on wires. For example, a mouse chewing on an exposed wire can lead to an electrical fire.

Investing in ongoing pest control ensures safety in a home and could save the homeowner quite a bit of money in repairs in the long run.

Many pests are naturally resilient

It’s long been said that cockroaches would be the only creatures to survive in the event of a nuclear war, and it’s not untrue. Cockroaches are one of the hardiest insects in the world. Some can go without air for up to 45 minutes. Some species can remain active for months without food. They can survive on limited resources, like eating glue from the back of postage stamps, and as it turns out, they have a much higher resistance to radiation than vertebrates.

Fleas are another hardy pest. The adults might be easy to get off of Fido, but the eggs and larvae can easily embed in carpet or clothing. Those eggs and larvae quickly become adults that can lay even more eggs.

Cockroaches and other pests are resilient, and regular service from a pest control professional ensures that these hardy pests stay out of a home.

Pests can return

Just because a homeowner eradicated the ants from their home does not ensure that they won’t return in the future. Pests can return after a home or office has been professionally treated once. For instance, bats often fly into attics, but they willingly fly out to hunt during their active hours at night. They return to roost as the sun comes up.

Pests, like humans, need food and shelter, and homes happen to provide both, and this example illustrates the problem with all pests. They can usually find their way out of a home but know how to return. Regular pest control service eliminates the pests and ensures they stay out.

Professionals know what they’re doing

Many homeowners choose to deal with pests on their own and find that the problem continues to recur. However, there are reasons that professionals exist—they have in-depth knowledge of common and exotic pests, the technique and skill to find pests in a home and treat the problem at the source, and the proper equipment.

Exclusion of bats and rodents in the attic, for example, is a complex task and requires professional know-how. But, with an ongoing pest prevention plan, homeowners know they’re getting knowledgeable, professional assistance.

Kinder Safe Pest Solutions offers 17 years of experience in commercial and residential pest control serving Manatee and Sarasota counties. Call (941)254-2180 today!