7 Summer Tips To Keep Your Home Bug-Free

Summer is just around the corner, and the bugs are just as happy about that as we are.  Ants, mosquitoes, flies, spiders..... all kinds of them.  There are precautions you can take and things that you can do to manage the pest control at your Lake of the Ozarks home.  You should have Best Pest Control make a visit to treat the yard for the season, but make sure that you do these things too.  

Repair screens

Before the weather gets too terribly hot, you will want to have your doors and windows open as much as possible to let in that nice, fresh air.  Don't let the bugs come in with it!  Check all of your screens for small holes and tears and get them repaired.


Seal cracks and crevices

Make sure that you keep all crevices around doors and windows caulked and sealed.  This may be a small space, but bugs are small enough to get through them.  Also be sure to check for any small holes on interior and exterior walls.  Check to make sure that they are empty, then seal them up. Necessary openings that a rodent could fit through should be covered with some type of mesh.  


Trim shrubs


Pests enjoy hiding in bushy shrubs.  When they are trimmed it's easier to keep an eye on the problem. Make sure that they are not too close to the house either.  Make it as hard as possible for anything to hide in there easily.

Clear away yard debris

Another great hiding spot is inside piles of old sticks or other yard waste.  Keep these cleared away and out of your yard.  You also need to remove any dead plants as soon as possible so that they do not attract unwanted pests.

Dry up standing water

Mosquitoes are attracted to any type of standing water or puddle.  Dry these up as soon as you notice them.  After a rain, make sure that water hasn't collected in anything around the house. Birdbaths count as standing water, but birds are great for eating small pests.  If you have a birdbath in your yard, be sure to change the water often.



Keep garbage sealed

Make sure that your outside garbage cans are sealed up tightly.  Trash attracts all kinds of pests. Along the same lines, rinse all recyclables well before tossing, and keep those bins sealed up too.

Clean up after you grill

Summer is grilling season, and if you don't clean up enough after you are finished, little critters will come over for leftovers!  When you are done with the grilling area and any outdoor dining spots, clean up all spills and crumbs thoroughly.





These 7 things will help to keep pests from ruining your Summer.  If they do become a problem, let the experts here at Best Pest Control of Lake of the Ozarks take care of them for you.  We handle inspections, extermination, and preventative maintenance.  Contact us today for your free estimate.


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