Just like humans, pests also need food, water, and shelter to survive. Unfortunately, they can get these needs in people’s homes. So, as the weather changes, pests may no longer have access to these basic needs and invade homes. As a result, your house can be home to different pests such as rodents, cockroaches, ants, and termites. If you suspect an infestation, you should contact a Boise Pest Control expert as soon as possible to prevent the problem from getting worse. 

What Attracts Pets to Your Home

As the weather changes, pests can attack homes for various reasons. These include the following:

• Access to shelter. If the weather turns chilly or it rains a lot, pests seek shelter indoors. They can squeeze through cracks, small holes, and crevices in your home’s foundation, through plumbing, around doorways and windows, through drainpipes, as well as through sewer lines. Do you have cardboard boxes in your attic or garage? Cockroaches may be growing their families in them and mice or rats use them as nesting materials. If rodents take up residence in the attic, inside walls, or in the garage, they attract insects that feast on rodent droppings such as flies and roaches.
• Availability of food. Rodents can live for several months on just food crumbs left on a surface. Also, they can feast on your pet’s food bowls at night. Dishes and food scraps left in the sink following a meal provide rodents and roaches with a “best day ever.”
• Water abundance. Household pests consider standing water, pet water bowls, and persistent drip from leaky pipes or faucets as waterfalls. Termites may invade your home after chewing through damp wood that leads into your house. Drywood termites can get water from the wood they consume.

Hiring Professionals to Handle an Infestation

Sometimes, DIY products can temporarily resolve a pest situation. However, the majority of infestations require materials that the public does not have access to. Licensed pest control technicians are trained to inspect homes first to determine the specific type of pest present and the conditions that may be contributing to the infestation such as food, excess moisture, and harborage. 

Pest control professionals will then strategically place baits and other products to control and get rid of the infestation. Since cockroaches, rodents, and flies are pathogen carriers and pose threat to human health, they must be eliminated as soon as possible. These professionals should handle termite infestations as termite damage may have compromised your home’s structure.