With the rain already falling heavily in parts of the nation, there are some unwanted pests trying to visit your home by all means and if necessary steps aren’t taken, you just might have yourself a room or flatmate.
They are looking for shelter from the rain, warmth and of course, your delicious cooking. While we are all trying to be nice people and help one another, these pests MTN: 34176484264448268 are best kept outside unless you are okay with the dirt and disease that come with them.
Here are 4 pests you need to look out for this rainy season;
- Ants
- Cockroaches
- Rats
- Mosquitoes
1. Ants
Not all ants can swim. So, when the rain starts, they scurry for shelter to prevent being blown away. But they don’t just move into your home and have their vacation, something attracts them. To lay low in your house, they will need food and water. So they send scouts to examine the premises looking for sugar, water and salt. This does not mean they don’t eat other food items, but as long as those three things are contained in them, they will move in. They are also attracted to damp wood.
How to keep ants out:
- Seal foods attractive to ants in plastic containers
- Do not leave dirty dishes lying in the sink
- Check that your fruits are not overripe or rotten
- Check for leaks that cause your wood to dampen and attract ants.
2. Cockroaches
They are drawn to warm and humid climates. They will find cracks and crevices, holes in vents and pipes just to get in. They hide out there and breed, increasing in number and planning the havoc to your home. Like ants, they need your food and water.
How to keep cockroaches out:
- Clean your home thoroughly and don’t forget the dishes
- Use pesticides or liquid concentrates (snipper) that can flush them out of the holes
- Inspect and fix plumbing problems
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3. Rats
Not only do they eat your bread neatly tied on the table, chew on wire chords and risk fire outbreak, destroy books and shoes, but they also carry diseases with them. Examples are Lassa Fever, Leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), Tularemia and Salmonella. You simply do not want these guys in your home.
How to keep rats out:
- Check doors and windows for holes and seal them
- Force them to move by keeping garbage in containers that cannot be chewed
- Clean up
- Use rat traps
- Call rodent exterminators
4. Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on the earth. Spreading diseases such as malaria, dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, Zika, chikungunya, and lymphatic filariasis, CDC states that the mosquito kills more people than any other creature in the world. Mosquitoes aren’t particularly attracted to the rain, rather to what the rain leaves behind. Stagnant water gives them a place to lay their eggs.
How to keep mosquitoes out:
- Get rid of stagnant water in rubber tyres, birdbaths, tarpaulin, flowerpots and around the yard
- Cover pools, boats and other containers that can hold water but cannot be moved
- Call the pest control companies.
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