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Garden, lawn, and tree care help keep the outside of your home looking neat and tidy. A well-kept exterior also has benefits for the interior of your house. It helps keep pests from encroaching on your property and potentially coming into your living spaces. Here are a few ways critters can get inside.

How Pests Get Into the Home

1. They Use Branches for Access

If a tree branch is hanging over a room, bugs can drop from the branch and onto the roof. From there, they can find entry points into your house, like the vents and skylights.

They may also undertake other destructive habits, like making a nest in the gutters, which can impede the flow of water runoff from your roof. Tree trimming keeps branches from hanging over your house to eliminate this access.

2. They Live in Piles of Nearby Yard Waste

tree carePiles of leaves and grass clippings provide pests with food and shelter. Although their homes are comfortable, they don’t protect the bugs during heavy rainstorms, and they may travel into your living spaces in search of shelter. Keep the lawn as clean as possible to prevent insects from nesting nearby.

3. They Follow a Trail of Food

Pests enjoy eating old, rotting stumps and decaying plants. Once they’re finished with the dead greenery, they may venture into your home to continue the feast. Have a tree care company remove stumps and dying trees regularly to prevent this chain of events.

 

Yard maintenance plays a key role in keeping pests at bay. If you need help with this essential task, turn to LPN Landscaping & Tree Service, LLC, in Waialua, HI. These professionals have provided reliable lawn and tree care services to homeowners across Oahu for over 30 years. View their full list of services online, or call (808) 677-6746 to set up a maintenance schedule.

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