Warming up your home with a wood-burning fireplace can be cozy, but you might end up having to call Freehold exterminators. Firewood serves as a hiding place and food for many types of insect pests.
As the weather gets warmer in late winter and early spring, bugs that feed on wood become active once again. When you store firewood indoors, that means you can have termites, long horn beetles and other wood eating insects inside your home. Keep in mind that other types of insect pests can get into your home when you carry wood from outside into your home. Wasps, spiders and other insects sometimes hide in piles of firewood.
If you have pests in your home from firewood, don’t spray insecticide on your wood pile. Doing so can fill your home with dangerous fumes when you burn those pieces of wood in your fireplace. Get help from pest control professionals instead, and lower your risk of ending up with pests in your home by storing firewood outside. Make sure that your outdoor wood pile is kept away from the side of your home, so you won’t accidentally have termites or other pests coming into your home.
If you’ve noticed pests inside your home, don’t hesitate to contact Allison Pest Control for help. Our Freehold exterminators provide dependable and safe pest control services for insects, rodents and more.