There’s nothing worse than opening a drawer in your kitchen to get a fork only to be shocked by one or more cockroaches crawling around. Cockroaches don’t just look disgusting, they can also carry germs that cause some dangerous diseases, such as typhoid or dysentery.
Cockroaches are just one of many common household bugs that invade your private space. How can you know if a house bug problem is beginning to happen?
Keep reading to learn about 7 signs you need to start a home pest defense plan.
1. Allergies
If you are suffering from coughing, sneezing, or more, it may be caused by household insects, such as bed bugs or cockroaches.
However, bed bugs are hard to find. They could be in the tiny crevices in your mattress or behind your headboard. They could even be in a nearby electrical socket. Get a flashlight and check every nook and cranny thoroughly.
2. Bites
“Goodnight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite.” It has probably been a while since you’ve heard that great advice but it’s true, you should never let the bed bugs bite, and boy do they like to bite.
If you wake up with scattered red marks on your body or circular red and purple marks, it is most likely due to bed bugs, fleas, or other household pests. These bugs are very difficult to get rid of so you should definitely consider fumigation.
3. Droppings
If you find sprinklings of what look like thick bits of pepper on your counter, in the pantry, or elsewhere, do not use it to spice your food.
That pepper is actually insect droppings from cockroaches!
4. Weird Smells
Strangely, different household bugs can give off various smells.
If you can smell something pungent, musty, oily, or even sweet, then you might have an invasion on your hands.
5. Seeing Them
While spotting one silverfish or one cockroach is not a guarantee that you have a problem, it’s a good sign that you should be doing more to protect yourself and your home.
Either way, you should start checking your home more thoroughly after you see one.
6. Book Damage
If you pull one of your favorite books off the shelf in preparation for a good read and find that there are holes in the pages and chunks missing, then that is a sign of a silverfish infestation.
Depending on your book collection, silverfish could end up eating a lot of your prized possessions.
7. Hollow Wood
If you knock on some of the wooden parts of your home and it sounds hollow, that could be a sign of a termite invasion.
They also leave brown tubes on the walls or on beams of your home.
Ready to Start on a Home Pest Defense Plan?
Now that you know about the 7 signs you need to start a home pest defense plan, you can begin taking the necessary measures to maintain bug control.
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