1. Before bringing cardboard, house plants, grocery market bags, paper bags, or soda pop items into your home ,inspect for bugs that may be hiding. Make sure to remove pests is they are present or throw away the items
2. Stack firewood away from the foundation of the building. In addition keep it off the ground. Shake any debris off the logs before you bring them into the house.
3. Clean floors will discourage nighttime feeders. Make sure to clean kitchen floors whenever food is spilled. It s best to use a anti microbal cleaner on kitchen floors.
4. Inspect the home for possible entry points. screen or chalk areas to seal openings around your doors, pipes, windows, A/C lines. This will also help you decrease your energy bills.
5. Trim tree limbs so they don’t touch the house. Trim the shrubs so they don’t become a harborage for insects or rodents.
6. Powdered chalk or used coffee grounds around the foundation will protect your patio and porch from ant infestation.
7. Make sure the lids are on your garbage cans. Dont let food sit in the trash you keep in the kitchen. It is best to use trash bags. Clean the cans on a regular basis with disinfectant or bleach.
8. Inspect the outside of the home every month from July to frost. Yellow jackets will appear overnight. Get them before they eat through the plaster walls.
9. Orange peels can help repel insects. Mosquitoes and gnats can’t stand the smell of oranges, lemons, and limes, so try taking a bag of citrus peels along with you on your summer picnic. Rub the peels over exposed skin to keep the bugs away.
10. Make your own repellent with vanilla extract. Take a clean, empty spray bottle and fill it with one cup of water and one tablespoon of vanilla extra. Spray and wipe onto your skin and you won’t be bothered by some types of bugs.
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