As temperatures drop and nights become longer, autumn pests try to find a place to keep warm. These pests are not only a nuisance, but they can also cause serious damage to your home. A few simple pest control projects can help prevent these common fall invaders from finding their way in. Follow these tips to defend your home from unwanted guests.

3 Fall Pest Control Tips

1. Seal Openings

Openings in your house as large as a quarter inch can allow spiders, insects, and mice to enter. Utility openings where pipes or wiring come into the siding or foundation of your home are also common entry points, as are the areas around dryer vents and gas meters. Use caulk, copper mesh, or expandable foam to seal any openings.

2. Install a Chimney Cap & Secure Attic Vents

If your home has a chimney, birds, bats, and rodents may try to spend the winter inside your house. Installing a chimney cap can keep them outside. Homes with attic vents are at risk of squirrels, bats, and other rodents entering the attic and getting inside the walls. A wire mesh installed over the attic vents can keep these pests from infesting your attic.

3. Survey the Exterior

Your yard may unintentionally be a welcoming environment for pests. Woodpiles, trees, or shrubs near your front door or windows could encourage insects to live near or in your home, so keep them away from the immediate area. The lighting you have near your front or back door could also be inviting to insects. Consider using lighting options which do not attract these pests.

Surefire Pest Control in Las Vegas, NV, offers reliable, environmentally friendly, and humane solutions to your seasonal insect and rodent problems. Whether you need bed bugs, scorpions, pigeons, or rodents removed, they’ll help without any long maintenance contracts. Give them a call at (702) 423-7463 to speak to an experienced exterminator. You can also visit them online to learn more information about their pest control services.