Continuing from Monday…
The warm air in your temporarily vacant home is the perfect incubation grounds for many different types of troublesome insects.
Fleas can be a huge problem not only when they invade your yard, but especially when they are multiplying in your home. Your pup might have been taken to the kennel while you are away; but any fleas/eggs left behind inside your home will continue their development. They will be awaiting your return home, and thirsty for a blood meal.
Cockroaches won’t likely have any crumbs to nibble on, so they will be on the hunt for any other type of food source that they can contaminate. If they cannot find any human food to eat, these resourceful creepy bugs will find other weird things in your home to feast upon. Cockroaches will also eat newspapers, cardboard, toothpaste, and even a bar of soap if they are really hungry! Cockroaches need water to survive so make sure that you don’t have any leaky faucets or pipes before you depart for your vacation.
Another pesky bug that you must keep a look out for when you are traveling is the dreaded bed bug. These blood sucking parasites are popping up at alarming rates in hotels, motels, and rental properties around the United States. Be sure to check your luggage carefully for tiny apple seed sized, brown/reddish brown colored bugs while you are unpacking after your vacation because bed bugs would love to hitch a ride home with you. It is always wise to wash all of your clothing in hot water and dry the clothing on the hottest dryer setting to avoid bed bug infestations. All luggage should be carefully vacuumed as well…just in case. Bed bugs are very difficult to eradicate; so you should always contact a pest control specialist if you think that you have encountered them during your travels.
If you have any insects or mice that have been making your home, their home, while you have been away, it’s time to call in a professional pest control expert to get rid of them. Make those disgusting home pest invaders regret that they chose your house to set up shop; give Allison Pest Control a call to wipe them out!