Clean Homes and Bugs: Is There a Connection?

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Clean Homes and Bugs Is There a Connection?

• Keeping Your Home Bug Free

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How Clean Is Your Home?

• You may try to keep your home as clean as
  possible for a variety of reasons, but does it
  actually add up to better pest control? The
  answer is a bit more complex than you think.

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Cleanliness is Next to Pest-Free-Ness?

• There are some bugs that thrive in filthy
  conditions.
• The dirtier your home is, the easier it is for
  pests to find food, shelter, and water.
• Dont sweep your kitchen? A mouse, cockroach, or
  other small creature can make a meal of those
  crumbs.
• Have a toddler carrying around a bottle of water
  that gets spilled routinely? Dont worry, a
  cockroach would love to lap it up.

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Creating Shelter Through Clutter

• A clean home, though, isnt necessarily just
  about sweeping, mopping, and dusting.
• Sometimes its about eliminating clutter too.
  Stacks of magazines or boxes offers shelter for
  all sorts of creatures, including silverfish.
• Offered enough quiet, undisturbed space and
  darker conditions, and you can breed all sorts of
  pest problems, no matter how clean the rest of
  your home is.

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Wait! My House is Clean!

• Even the cleanest house, though, isnt safe from
  a pest infestation.
• Pests are all around us, and a tiny hole in the
  siding may mean allowing a mouse through. A
  slightly damaged attic vent could lead to bat
  problems.
• Fix a water leak too late? You could be tackling
  termite problems. Just keeping your house clean
  isnt enough to prevent pest problems.

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Ongoing Pest Management

• Keeping your home clean is a good start to a
  pest-free home. The key, though, is to make
  certain that you dont adopt any behaviors that
  pests might find attractive. This includes
  keeping the outside of your home as clean as the
  inside and maintaining it as well as possible.
• If you do happen to notice a pest problem, your
  best bet is to contact a professional for help.
  Often DIY methods may only lead to other
  problems.

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