If your home is infested with pests, you may suddenly see insects crawling across the floor or rodents running around the kitchen. If you can find one pest, there may be more you cannot see. 

Insects are a common sight in Annapolis; however, you may be doing something that draws them to your house. Thankfully, there are many ways to prevent them from coming into your house. Part of Annapolis Pest Control is learning to prevent a pest infestation. To keep your home free of pests, consider the tips below:

Get Rid of Standing Water

After heavy rainfall, you can get standing water accumulating in the yard. Also, standing water can occur when your basement floods. Pests love water and moisture. Mosquitoes tend to lay eggs near water. Also, ants need water to survive. And you should not only worry about huge standing puddles because even wet houseplants can attract different pets. So, get rid of standing water in your house or yard. 

Clear the Outdoors of Any Leftover Food

If you have kids, you could find some leftover food outside the house waiting for flies and other insects to feast on. When flies discover this food source, they will lay their eggs and feed on the food. Then, they will take that food to their nests. By attracting one insect, you also attract others. Also, you should not leave food uncovered. Otherwise, you can attract insects into your house. A lot of pests feast on decaying organic matter.

Seal Openings

Sometimes, pests enter your house because they need one. Your home keeps them safe from the cold. Also, pests need shelter against the elements and they get this from your house or yard. They will keep themselves hidden under birdfeeders, in the home’s foundation, and other nooks and crannies.

Ants particularly love to hide in foundations during the coldest time of the year and go outside in the spring to find food. So, to protect your house from a pest invasion, seal even the tiniest openings and get rid of any ornaments in the law when it begins to get cold. 

When those unwanted guests move into your house, it can be hard to send them away. So, try to determine if you are doing something that keeps pests returning and do something about it immediately. If you are still not sure what is attracting pests into your house, hire a pest control expert to help you determine it and treat an infestation.