No matter how careful you are, sometimes you’ll find that pests have made their way into your home.
There’s no need to despair, though. If you look for signs often, you can start getting rid of them before they breed and multiply. Here are some of the most effective ways you can get rid of them, quickly.
Call the Professionals
If you are dealing with repeat infestations, one of the first things you should do is call a professional for help. You may want to find a pro for bird removal or to deal with the raccoons eating out of your garbage. As they’re the pros, they know all the best ways to handle those pests and keep them out for good. They can also give you advice on how to stop them from coming back.
Trapping
Trapping is an excellent way to get rid of pests like rats, squirrels, and other mammals. It’s also great as it doesn’t involve any harm to the animal itself. To do this, you’ll first need to identify what pests you have. If you have animals in the attic, for example, you’ll be able to tell by the droppings or the damage they cause to your home.
Once you know what animal is in your home, you can set up a live trap for them. You’ll need to bait it with food that they enjoy the most, which is why you need to know the exact animal. For example, rats love peanut butter, bacon, fruits, or vegetables.
Check your trap regularly, and once it’s trapped an animal, aim to remove it as soon as possible. Take the trap as far away from your home as possible, so it can’t easily find its way back. Release the pest, and your home will now be pest-free. Learn more about trapping here.
Create One-Way Doors
One-way doors are something that will work very well for pests that come in and out of the home. Again, they also work very well in attics. They’re another humane method that you’ll want to look into.
A one-way door lets any animals in your home back out, but once they leave they cannot get back in. This will allow them to leave on their own, when they go to find food. If you do choose to go this route, remember to check for any babies in the area.
If the pests have had young, and they aren’t old enough to leave on their own, all you’ll do is cut them off from their mother. That will lead to more problems down the line, so be careful if you use this method. For using one-way doors and removing animals in your attic, follow this DIY guide.
Copper Tape and Eggshells
Let’s think about your garden next. You’ll have plenty of flowers and vegetables that you’re proud of, but they’re under attack by slugs and snails. They love to eat them, ruining all your hard work. Lucky for you, it’s not hard to remove them. You won’t even have to touch them.
Once you’ve found evidence of slugs and snails, surround the plants with either copper tape or broken eggshells. These will stop them from coming back, as they don’t want to move over them to get at your plants. It’s quick and easy, and you won’t have to harm them.
Insect Traps And Bait
If you’re having repeated problems with insects in your home, like cockroaches or ants, then you may have to look into insecticides. If you do use these, you do need to be very careful. When you set out traps, you’ll need to keep pets and children away to keep them safe.
These traps work by allowing the pest to take the baited food back to their nest. That way, the poison will be spread around to all the pests, killing them off. Once you’ve controlled the problem, look into pest prevention to stop a new batch from coming back. Always dispose of pesticides safely, and read the instructions when you use them.
These are some of the best ways of getting rid of any pests in your home. You don’t need to despair if you find any, just try any of these methods to guide them away from the house. Combine these with general pest prevention, and you shouldn’t have any problems at all.
