Here's What Makes Carrollton Cockroaches So Dangerous
Cockroaches are one of the filthiest insects known to man. These pests thrive in areas filled with bacteria like bathrooms, sewers, and dumpsters. They feed on garbage, and sewers are some of their favorite breeding grounds. They spread fecal matter over every surface they touch. Once cockroaches enter, they spread those very same diseases, bacteria, and pathogens, threatening the health and well-being of those who enter your home or business.
According to the World Health Organization, up to 30 different types of bacteria are on cockroaches. The bacteria and pathogens from cockroaches can cause various diseases, including gastroenteritis, dysentery, cholera, salmonellosis, and typhoid fever. The shed skin, fecal matter, and saliva of cockroaches aggravate asthma and allergies. Other studies show that 26% of the United States population is sensitive to the German cockroach allergen.
At the sight of a single cockroach in or around your Carrollton property, call Addison Pest Control. We’ve been in the industry long enough to know that there are hundreds more hiding around your property when you see one cockroach. Stop these disease-spreading pests dead in their tracks and give us a call to learn more about our cockroach control services.
The Best Way To Get Rid Of Bed Bugs In Your Carrollton Home
Bed bugs are challenging to get rid of because they are tiny and don’t just reside on beds, despite their name. Unless you know all the hiding places of bed bugs and recognize the signs of an infestation, DIY removal methods will prove to be ineffective. Only professional bed bug control services will get the job done right the first time, saving you time, money, and effort.
Many think that bed bugs are only in ‘dirty’ homes. The truth of the matter is that bed bugs don’t care what kind of home you live in or how clean it is. However, having clutter only gives bed bugs more places to hide. Nonetheless, bed bugs will go wherever blood meals are available and are in 5-star luxury hotels and resorts and what some would consider ‘roach motels.’
If you feel you have a bed bug infestation in your home, your first action should be to call Addison Pest Control for your free inspection. We’ve been serving northeast Texas since 1986 and know exactly how to rid any property of an infestation.
Your inspection determines the scope of your infestation, so we know how to treat it properly. If you do have an infestation, we’ll explain its severity and the course of treatment we recommend. We then will provide room-by-room heat treatments at the exact temperature that kills bed bugs from all life stages and apply a final treatment to kill any stray bed bugs that got away during the heat treatment.
Because our bed bug treatments are highly effective, we offer a one-year guarantee. So don’t sit around debating whether you should treat your home yourself. Turn to Addison Pest Control to rid your home of bed bugs permanently.
How To Avoid Mosquito Bites Around Carrollton
When mosquitoes are taking over your home and yard, you might feel like covering yourself in mosquito netting and slathering on repellent. However, there are more practical ways to prevent mosquito bites. First, learn what attractants on your property help these insects thrive and remove them. Next, you'll want a pest technician to apply products and methods to deter these insects and thwart breeding.
When weather conditions are hot, humid, and there's standing water around, mosquitoes breed like crazy. Before hosting an event, enjoying barbecue season, or relaxing on the deck for the evening, have a technician treat your property for these biting insects.
Mosquito bites may transmit harmful ailments or lead to severe allergic reactions. Try the following preventative measures to keep these pests from biting on top of professional mosquito control services:
- Remove any standing water on your property and ensure the soil has good drainage.
- Try planting citronella or peppermint to deter mosquitoes.
- Consider eating meals with garlic, onion, and other mosquito-repelling foods.
- Wear long sleeves and pants outdoors.
- Avoid certain times of the day when mosquitoes are more active.
- Cover and treat pools with products to eliminate eggs and larvae, unclog gutters, fix leaking pipes, and run fans inside and out. Ensure windows and doors have screens, and seal off small crevices and gaps where mosquitoes can sneak inside.
Call Addison Pest Control to treat your property before mosquito season is in full swing and these insects start breeding and biting.
How To Keep Termites Away & Out Of Your Carrollton Property
Imagine seeing sections of walls or wooden stairs sink in or crumble and fall away because of excavated termite tunnels. Termites are serious pests that have a voracious appetite for wood. These insects will arrive on your property in flying swarms and build colonies, eventually invading and destroying your structure. Signs of termite damage often mirror moisture or other wood-destroying insect and organism damage, so have a pest control professional inspect your property.
If you have a newer construction, you might be lucky enough to have pre-treated construction materials that resist termites. However, termites can eat away at modern and older homes without detection for months.
Keeping termites away from your property requires vigilance, scheduling annual inspections, and creating barriers to keep these insects from invading. Consider applying essential oils with strong scents that termites hate and reducing moisture.
Build barriers between the exterior of your house and the adjacent soil, so termites can't easily create tubes to travel to your structure. Have a pest technician apply products to target termite colonies and eliminate these pests.
Contact Addison Pest Control for termite control solutions and prevent these pests during termite season and beyond.
What To Do If Wildlife Finds Your Carrollton Home
For wildlife, your home is an opportunity for food, shelter, and a place to raise offspring. When unexpected guests enter your house, they might find safe harbor in your attic, roof, crawl space, or the cavities between walls. Contacting a pest control company to help uncover hidden critters is the first step to devising a plan to get them out of your abode. Open windows without screens, standing water, and bird feeders might bring wildlife to your doorstep, so be careful.
Learn what attracts wildlife and remove these elements to make your home less hospitable. Try the following to deter visitors:
- Install fences to make it harder for critters to invade your property.
- Maintain plants around your perimeter that wildlife dislike to keep the animals away.
- Manicure your landscape, trim shrubs, trees, and grass, and remove ripe or fallen fruit and veggies from gardens.
- Hang bird feeders as high as possible.
- Ensure windows and doors have screens.
- Eliminate standing water, cover pools, treat bird baths, and fix leaks.
- Patch holes, fill in cracks, and add screens or covers to vents, chimneys, and other entry points.
It's risky trying to remove wildlife, as they may become aggressive and bite, scratch, or lash out. Avoid a negative encounter and call for a technician to help provide safe wildlife control services. Make your home less inviting to wildlife, and call Addison Pest Control for help.
What Carrollton Homeowners Can Do To Prevent Ants
Ants are tricky to keep out of your home because of their small size and numerous colony members. More than a few scouts will invade your house searching for food and moisture, and homeowners might see trails of these insects around their kitchen or bathroom. It's helpful to reduce sources of moisture and run a dehumidifier to reduce your home's attractiveness to pests. Additionally, it's wise to have a pest technician apply ant control products to deter ants.
An inspection of your property will help determine vulnerable spots in your home that ants use to enter. Narrow cracks, gaps around doors and windows, and tiny holes allow ants access to kitchens, basements, and dining rooms. Adding barriers in the form of liquid or powder products might help deter ants and physically close up entry points.
Talk with a pest technician to learn what attractants on your property help ants thrive and strategies to prevent infestations. Look for ant hills that look like small mounds of dirt, and stay vigilant for live ants to target colonies.
Cut ants off from access points to your home and schedule pest control treatments with Addison Pest Control to stay ant-free.
