Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Tips to Keep Wildlife out of Your Home
In our last blog we discussed the potential health threats and property damage that animals can cause when they enter your home. We’re not talking about dogs and cats here, we’re talking about the animals that belong in the wild: bats, raccoons, squirrels , mice, opossums, and other wildlife. With the cold temperatures we are starting to experience, it’s a prime time for wild animals to seek warmth and shelter in homes.
Here are some helpful tips on how to keep wildlife out of your home:
- Take out the trash regularly and ensure that the container is tightly sealed.
- Cut back tree limbs from your house. Animals can use these to gain entry to your home.
- Properly seal any vents or openings around the home that animals could use as entry points.
- Remove standing water from your yard. This includes bird baths, pooled water areas, and pet water bowls.
- Never leave pet food and water bowls outside. These can attract wildlife.
- Remove debris from your lawn.
- Install chimney caps so wildlife can’t enter your chimney.
If you hear wildlife in your home, it is best to call a professional animal removal company. Some animals can get aggressive when they feel they are being threatened. Northwest’s wildlife control specialist can help to remove the animal, seal off entry points, and help you to ensure that other wildlife do not return.
Nov 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cold Weather Has Wildlife Seeking Shelter in Homes
Those furry little creatures are cute outdoors but they somehow turn into scary monsters when they’re scurrying through your attic, basement, or even your walls. During the fall and winter months different wildlife can make their way into houses seeking warmth from the outside cold.
Common invaders like squirrels, bats, raccoons, and possums can be a threat to your health, property, and even your safety. These animals can carry diseases and can even get aggressive when they feel threatened. They can damage your property by gnawing on sheet rock, wood, insulation, storage containers, and wiring (a potential fire hazard).
There are easy steps to take that will help keep animals out of your home for the colder seasons: take trash out regularly and seal tightly and cut back tree limbs from your roof line. Animals, especially squirrels, use tree limbs as an entry to your home. Look for gnaw marks and feces and listen for scurrying sounds as indicators that you may have unwanted guests in your home.
Because these animals have a potential to be dangerous, it is best to call a wildlife removal company to properly remove these animals. Call Northwest Exterminating for animal removal.
Nov 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cold Weather Has Wildlife Seeking Shelter in Homes
Those furry little creatures are cute outdoors but they somehow turn into scary monsters when they’re scurrying through your attic, basement, or even your walls. During the fall and winter months different wildlife can make their way into houses seeking warmth from the outside cold.
Common invaders like squirrels, bats, raccoons, and possums can be a threat to your health, property, and even your safety. These animals can carry diseases and can even get aggressive when they feel threatened. They can damage your property by gnawing on sheet rock, wood, insulation, storage containers, and wiring (a potential fire hazard).
There are easy steps to take that will help keep animals out of your home for the colder seasons: take trash out regularly and seal tightly and cut back tree limbs from your roof line. Animals, especially squirrels, use tree limbs as an entry to your home. Look for gnaw marks and feces and listen for scurrying sounds as indicators that you may have unwanted guests in your home.
Because these animals have a potential to be dangerous, it is best to call a wildlife removal company to properly remove these animals. Call Northwest Exterminating for animal removal.
Nov 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
What Is a Household Pest?
Ants, mice, termites, roaches…they’re all among the creatures that make up beneficial roles in our eco system. So at what point do we go from peaceful coexistence on the planet to raging all out war? Simple. When they become a risk to our health, property, and lifestyle.
If household pests can not be properly controlled there’s a chance they can cause significant damage to your property and become a risk to your health.
Pests that threaten our health:
Pests that threaten our property:
Pests that threaten our way of Life:
- Ants
- Flying Insects
- Regional Pests
Controlling Pests:
- Clean
- De-Clutter
- Seal cracks and crevices
- Screen vents and gaps
- Doors and windows tightly sealed and closed
- No standing water
- No leaky faucets
- Clean yard and gutters from debris
- Hire a professional pest management company to regularly treat your property and identify areas of concern
Nov 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
10 Fascinating Facts about Cockroaches
It’s no secret that cockroaches are thought to be one of the most disgusting pests. They are known to carry up to 33 different kinds of bacteria that they spread around and contaminate food and surfaces. Roaches are also responsible for causing allergies and triggering asthma attacks, especially in children. Studies say that up to 5 million children are sensitive to cockroaches.
Behind the undesirable cockroach are many unique features. Here are 10 Fascinating Facts about Cockroaches:
- There are 5,000 species of cockroaches in the world.
- It is believed roaches originated more than 280 million years ago.
- Allergies and asthma can be brought on by breathing in pieces of broken down cockroaches.
- Germans call the German cockroach the Prussian cockroach.
- The American cockroach likes alcoholic drinks, especially beer.
- Cockroaches can run up to 3 mph.
- A roach can live 1 week without it’s head. It only dies because it can’t eat without it’s mouth.
- According to historical accounts, roaches have been used as medicines by grinding up and boiling them.
- Cockroaches like glue.
- Some females mate only once and remain pregnant for the rest of their lives.
For more fascinating facts on cockroaches visit our sources at NPMA and Hubpages.
