Protecting Your Loved Ones

Ticks are active during the warmer seasons, with high levels of activity in late spring (depending on your climate) to deep into the summer months. They love open spaces with ample foliage where they can lay their eggs and hide out to hitch a ride on an unwitting host. If you are worried about ticks and the varying diseases they have and don't want to become afflicted with them or have these pests bothering your pets or children, spraying the ticks with a fatal chemical agent is a great way to keep them at bay.

The owners of pet-free homes are often surprised when they discover itchy welts appearing on their skin. Flea bites may be mistaken for those of mosquitos or bed bugs. If these other two common pests have been ruled out, fleas are probably the culprit. Homes can have fleas residing in them even without cats or dogs in the house. Here are some of the ways they are introduced to the environment. 

Because they spread harmful pathogens, such as salmonella, cockroaches are not very likable. They pepper contaminated fecal matter everywhere they go. Additionally, up to 60 percent of asthmatics are sensitive to cockroach allergens. Fortunately, if you have a cockroach infestation — even on a tight budget — you can get rid of those troublesome pests by following the three tips below. 1. Stop Feeding Them Much like stray dogs, if you feed the roaches, they will keep returning.

Many people are concerned about mice because they get into boxes of crackers or chew on electrical wires. Mouse droppings are disgusting to clean up, but beyond droppings and nuisance, can mice actually present health problems? Some activists campaign against trapping and poison, but it is important to take a hard line with mouse control because of the health risks mice can present to humans. Parasites Mice are adept at travel, and it is difficult to completely prevent them from migrating.

If you consider yourself a green or environmentally friendly person, then you may not want to use pesticides in your home to get rid of pests. If you have bed bugs, then you can use some natural solutions to get rid of the infestation. You should know that it may be difficult, but not impossible, to get rid of the insects without chemicals. If you want to try the natural route first, then keep reading to find out about some tips.

Bed bugs are small bugs that can take over an entire home in just a short amount of time, and these bugs can be very difficult to eliminate. If you are not sure if you have them but think you might, you should look for the common signs of a bed-bug infestation. If you find them in your home, you may also be curious as to where they came from. Here are a few things to understand about bed bugs.

If you live in a rural area, then you already know that mice tend to seek shelter inside your home when the cold weather arrives in the fall. These critters crawl into your home through cracks and crevices and set up housekeeping in your walls, crawl spaces, and attic to avoid cold weather and to find a steady food source. Unfortunately, they are nasty and can spread a host of germs, and they can even chew wires, clothing, and paper products, leaving behind a stinky mess that can pose a danger to your health and safety.

Scientists estimate there are approximately 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 bugs on the planet right about now and if a few of them have decided to make themselves guests in your house, you need to act quickly. Perhaps a mouse in the house is keeping you up at night, and you just know he's starting a family right under your bed. Pests aren't only creepy, but they can leave unhealthy conditions in their wake, too, giving you even more to worry about.