7 Common Pest Hiding Places

Pests are an inconvenience because they invade homes, cause discomfort, and even spread dangerous diseases. However, the most significant inconvenience that pests generate is their excellent hiding abilities. You can hardly spot any pests if they decide to hide in your home. Consider these hiding spots that pests love to easily notice them in your house.

1. Attic

Attics provide a convenient place for pests to hide because they do not have much human traffic that can disturb their settlement. Pests can leverage water puddles to have a place to drink water and breed.

Fallen branches can also dislodge, break, or crack shingles and provide adequate space for pests to invade your attic. Finally, moisture accumulation in the attic can lead to mold growth, which is a food source for some pests. You should inspect your attic regularly to discourage pest settlements.

2. Drains

Drains in the kitchen and bathroom that are clogged with dirt can cause water to accumulate. This water accumulation creates a conducive environment for pests like mosquitoes that need standing water to breed. You should clear clogs in drainage systems to discourage water logging.

Dry drains also create pest problems in your houses. Dry drains can allow pests to invade your home via a convenient pathway with no obstructions. Thus, you should flush your drains regularly to discourage and drown pests that cannot survive the influx of water.

3. Trash Bins

Trash bins and other waste disposal sites offer free food access with limited human traffic for pests. This is convenient for rodents like rats and mice and other pests like flies and cockroaches that like decomposed matter. Regularly wash your trash bins and manage disposal sites for seasonal trash like dried leaves, grass, and fallen branches that can house pests.

4. Storage

Unattended storage rooms and warehouses can encourage pests to settle down under the rubble in these rooms. Also, if you store grains and other cereals in these warehouses without proper safety protocols, you can encourage rats and mice to devour the free food you offer. If you must store items in a storage or warehouse, clean the room frequently to flush out settled rodents and crawlers.

5. Kitchen

The kitchen is a convenient snack area for rodents and cockroaches. The food crumbs that fall on the floor and collect under the kitchen cabinets and other crawl spaces provide a place for pests to snack and hide from your view. You should thoroughly clean these areas to ensure they do not collect food for pests. Also, seal off anywhere you store ingredients and food substances to minimize access to pests.

6. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems can develop significant gaps for pests like rats and cockroaches to invade your house. When a repair service visits your home, inspect and repair any gaps you find in your HVAC system. The sealed pipes and drains are out-of-sight, which makes it challenging to spot pests crawling into your home.

7. Furniture

The spaces and gaps between adjoining components in furniture create adequate room for small insects like bedbugs and fleas to crawl inside and establish themselves. These gaps offer the best environment for these pests because you do not often think to clean these gaps as you sanitize your furniture.

You do not consider that pests might have invaded these spaces until it is too late. You can disassemble furniture once in a while and thoroughly clean these spaces to discourage small insects from inhabiting them.

Once pests invade your home, it can be challenging to effectively drive them out or exterminate them. You will need an experienced pest extermination service that can handle the various pests that reside in your home. Contact us at Best Pest Control Services for extermination services today.