While pest control should be practiced throughout your home, the kitchen is one of the most important rooms to focus on. The cooking and baking space provides everything pests need to thrive: food, water, and shelter, which can result in serious infestations without the right maintenance. Here, review tips for keeping a wide variety of unwanted visitors out of your home.

How to Maintain a Pest-Free Kitchen

1. Keep It Clean

Wipe down your kitchen counters daily with white vinegar and water to eliminate pest-attracting food crumbs. The vinegar disinfects and deodorizes to remove scent trails.

Also, keep your cabinets clean since roaches and other pests use them for shelter and wipe or vacuum your flooring to get rid of additional crumbs and debris.

Make a habit of cleaning up after meals, never leaving food out, and attending to food and beverage spills immediately.

2. Use Glass Jars & Plastic Containers

Keep cereal, rice, beans, and any other foodstuffs in boxes and bags in plastic containers or glass jars. Both insects and rodents easily chew through bags and cardboard but cannot penetrate glass and plastic. Using glass jars and plastic containers also stops smells from carrying to make your home less attractive to pests.

3. Stay Ahead of Leaks

Check under your kitchen sink and all other household sinks regularly to schedule timely plumbing services. Pests always look for water, making leaks an attractant in addition to an energy bill issue. Further reduce kitchen moisture with a quality ventilation system.

4. Place a Lid on Your Trash Can

Add a lid to your trash can if it doesn’t have one as part of pest control. Open garbage cans with food waste provide a feast for insects and rodents. Take the trash out regularly so it doesn’t sit and attract pests. Consider installing a garbage disposal if you don’t have one to deal with food waste efficiently. 

If you need pest control services in your kitchen or anywhere else, count on Taylor’s Weed & Pest Control to provide professional assistance. The Hobbs, NM-based company deals with bats, ants, mice, and termites, among other critters. Call (575) 492-9247 today to schedule an appointment or visit the team online to review their offerings. Get more tips for eliminating household pests on Facebook.