Block pests out; dont use pesticides

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Richard Fagerlund

Cooler weather and winter are close and it is time to pest-proof your house.

The purpose of pest-proofing your home is to help keep cockroaches, ants, scorpions, centipedes, spiders, rodents and other pests out. It will also allow you to avoid hiring a pest control company to spray pesticides around your home or in it.

There is no need to pollute your home and property, and spend money on calendar spraying by some companies. Along with pest-proofing your house, you need to remember to keep all of your sink, tub and floor drains closed at night. This will prevent cockroaches from coming up the drains from the sewer system or septic tank.

If you dont have a drain cover, you can fill a Ziploc bag with water and place it over the drain. That will keep the roaches out.

The first step for pest-proofing is installing door sweeps on all outside doors that need them. If you can slide a piece of paper under a door, it needs a door sweep. Also add a door sweep to a door going into the garage.

Dont leave any debris lying around the house. This is a good hiding place for cockroaches, scorpions and centipedes. If you have firewood, stack it away from the house, as it will attract black widows.

When you have branches touching the house or roof, it will allow acrobat ants and carpenter ants access. You should trim branches back and keep them from touching the roof.

Also, you should sweep down any spider webs anywhere around the outside of the house. If you have vents around your home, you should seal the edges so ants cant enter.

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