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How to Help Prevent Mosquitoes Around You While Outside

Spending time out in your yard is a great way to relax, but it’s a time that’s made even better when you aren’t bothered by a swarm of mosquitos. Learn the best ways to keep mosquitoes from invading your property and your peace while you’re outside.

Misting Systems

Mosquito misting systems are designed to emit clouds of insecticides through a drum-based or tankless system. You can activate the system either through a remote control or a timer. To be on the safe side, you might want to opt for misting systems that contain permethrin, which is safer for humans and mammals.

Mosquito Traps

If you’re looking for a more affordable option, you can opt for a portable mosquito trap. With this alternative, you’ll have to leave it running 24 hours a day, and it might take as many as 10 days before you see results.

Traditional Options

You can also drape mosquito netting around your patio or outside area. There are also special candles and oils designed to keep insect bloodsuckers at bay. For maximum results, you can try combining netting with candles or oils.

For more expert information regarding mosquito prevention in Fayetteville, be sure to explore this website. Don’t let mosquitoes keep you from enjoying beautiful weather or the investment you’ve made in the exterior of your home.  

Squirrels Hide Things in the Strangest of Places

Squirrels are a common sighting all across the state. While they are cute and fluffy and fun to see in your backyard, they can cause trouble with their stashes of food. Here are two inconvenient places where squirrels can secure the caches.

1. Attic Stashes

It may sound odd, but squirrels have been known to make their way into attics and hide caches of food there. Squirrels are rodents and must continuously gnaw away their teeth. If they are determined enough, they will chew through the soffit and make their way inside. Next, they will eat through the insulation until they make a cozy, warm nest inside your attic.

2. Check Your Garden

Squirrels are also talented in the hiding of nuts in your outdoor spaces. Squirrels will bury small amounts of their winter stashes in many locations. Some of the most common include:

·    Underneath logs or exposed tree roots.

·    Below piles of leaves raked up for the fall.

·    Below the soil in your garden.

To prevent squirrels from digging in your yard, you can cover the known squirrel hideouts with special hardware cloth.

Squirrels are a natural part of the ecosystem and can be a pleasure to watch and feed. However, when their pesky antics are invading your space, make sure to get professional help. To learn more about squirrel relocation in Raleigh, please visit this website.

The Importance of Removing Bats in a Humane Way

People attempt a variety of toxic methods to exterminate bats from attics. However, since there are no fumigants or poisons specifically made for bats, some will use spray fumigants, which are meant for insects. Also, some companies use poison agents that are not only illegal but are just as harmful to humans.

Different From Bugs

It’s important to know that insect poisons will not work properly on bats.  Fortunately, it's not that common that people will resort to using poisons, but in the cases where they have, it caused the stressed bats to make their way into the living quarters of the home, biting the residents.

Because it’s illegal, bat pesticides just aren’t available. As such, you want to be sure to never hire the services of a company that uses pesticides or poisons for bat control. In fact, they need to either be turned into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or your state’s wildlife commission. Yes, bats absolutely need to be removed from private residences but in a humane way, as they are supposed to be protected, not killed.

Bats Like to Live in Attics Because They Are:

•             Dry

•             Warm

•             Safe

•             Just like a cave but better because they are high off the ground and there aren’t any predators.

Visit this website to learn more reasons to relocate bats instead of exterminate them, as well services for bat removal in Garner.

Don’t Let a Raccoon’s Good Looks Mislead You

Raccoons can invade your home and reside in the attic, causing noises, foul odors from urine and feces, possible rabies exposure and fleas. Rely on expert assistance since raccoon removal and remediation can be quite costly if not handled properly.  

Spring Cleaning Those Pests Away

Springtime is the time of year when most creepy crawly insects are peeking out of their winter hiding places to see where they want to go in this beautiful weather. It’s when many choose to head right on over to that nice house with lots of damp shelter and tasty food to nibble on—that just happens to be yours. You might be wondering who the worst guest of all is, and if you guessed the termite, you guessed correctly. It’s why you want to address pest control head-on either before the start of spring or at the beginning of the season.

What You May Have Always Wanted to Know About Termites but Never Asked

• They are social butterflies, living in large, organized colonies often underground
• On an annual basis, they cause approximately five billion dollars in property damage
• They feed on the cellulose in wood

Little Do Termites Know How Much Damage They Really Cause

The damage they cause is not usually covered by homeowner’s insurance and because most of it takes place inside a building’s structure, it often goes unnoticed for years by the homeowner. It’s only when the little buggers start popping their heads out when people realize they need to do something about it. But, like everything else, it’s usually less expensive when the problem has not gotten out of control.

Visit this website to learn more on why you should call a pest control company before spring, as well as services for pest control in Raleigh.

Raccoons Camped Out in the Attic

It all starts when you hear interesting noises coming from the walls or above the ceiling. Perhaps you already saw the critter on your roof. If not, maybe you have no idea what’s up there. So here’s a little 101 on how you can tell a raccoon apart from other creatures.

They Make Distinct Noises

Raccoons are relatively large animals, so they will sound more like thumps versus scurrying sounds that smaller ones make. You will also usually hear a lot of noise at night, because they are nocturnal in nature. You could also see one leaving around dusk in order to hunt for food, returning later.

It’s doesn’t take long to figure out how they sound. These outspoken creatures make a variety of interesting:

• Chirps
• Growls
• Cries

Often It’s a Mama Raccoon in the Attic With Her Babies

Most of the time, you will find that it’s a nest of baby raccoons living up there. As such, along with removing the mother, they must also be carefully moved. If not, they will starve to death if their mom is removed, but they are not and will leave behind a highly undesirable smell accompanied by maggots and flies. Once the family is taken out, make sure to seal up the place where she was allowed to enter.

 Visit this website to learn more on how to tell if you have a raccoon infestation in the attic and where to find raccoon removal in Garner.