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Why There Are More Pests in the Summer? We see more pests during summertime than in other seasons because the weather is warmer with prime conditions for insects to thrive. Hot summer days in Alabama and throughout the Southeast will often have you fleeing indoors to the comfort of the A/C. For certain pests, however, summer’s heat creates the perfect environment for breeding and feeding, so they reproduce and multiply rapidly. Additionally, many summer pests’ chances of survival increase in warmer weather. Once it gets cold again, some warm-weather-loving pests, like mosquitoes, survive summer after summer in the same areas by overwintering.
Four Reasons You Need Summer Pest Control. Now that you know why summer pests come around, let’s explore why you shouldn’t let them stick around.
1. Illness and Disease Prevention. Mosquitoes, rodents, and roaches are just a few of the many types of summer pests that can carry infectious viral and bacterial diseases that can spread to pets and people. Although some common household pests don’t carry certain diseases, you don’t know what they bring.
2. Property Protection. Destructive pests that tend to prey on human home-building materials- like termites, carpenter bees, and some types of beetles- cannot only cause significant structural damage to the outside of your home, but they’re typically looking for a taste of everything stored inside, too.
3. Food Safety. To prevent food-borne illness caused by pests, incorporate the following tips into your lifestyle:
- Properly cleanse your cooking equipment and serving your bowls, plates, and utensils before using them, and wash fruits and vegetables before consuming them.
- Wash off store-bought cans and jars before opening them, as they can get pest droppings on them during transport.
- Only purchase food from brands with high standards for contamination prevention in their quality control process and freely offer sufficient data to prove it.
- Store food in air-tight containers that pests cannot get into.
4. Get Ahead of Pest Problems Now. Often, store-bought and homemade pest control cannot wholly eradicate an infestation of pests in your home or garden. Without professional pesticides implemented by integrative pest management agents, unwelcome guests will likely appear more frequently. Whether your home, lawn, or other property is infested with summer pests or you want to prevent a pest problem before one occurs, call Vulcan Termite & Pest Control at 205-663-4200. Our team of integrative pest management professionals has proudly devoted the last 40+ years to providing families in Birmingham and nearby communities with the practical, lasting, and comprehensive solutions they need to end problems with pests on their property.
-Vulcan Termite & Pest Control
205-663-4200
