Identifying Exterior Pest Harborage Areas

Common Exterior Pest Harborage Areas

A typical home provides numerous harborage areas that insects and other pests will try to call their own. Careful identification and treatment of these areas can help prevent pests from becoming established. We work with the homeowner to fix these areas to insure the treatment keeps working throughout the whole year.

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Trash collection areas provide fertile feeding grounds for numerous pests, including ants, flies and rodents.
Perimeter treatment reduces the chances of pest invasion from neighboring properties including ticks.
Garages should receive the same thorough perimeter pest control treatment that your home gets.
Door and window frames are common entry points for occasional invaders like beetles, mites, and springtails.
Cracks in foundation walls and chimneys provide easy entry points for pests like centipedes, millipedes, silverfish, and spiders.
Landscape plantings often serve as perfect harborage areas for house invading pests like silkworms and clover mites.
Ants, earwigs, and pillbugs are among the insect pests that commonly live in bark mulch and gravel beds.
Wood piles harbor harmful pests such as carpenter ants, termites and spiders. Wood piles should be kept away from the home.
Eaves and overhangs often harbor spiders and harmful flying insects, including wasps, bees, and hornets.
The interior service of your home will consist of inspection and monitoring of all accessible areas.


	Common Exterior Pest Harborage Areas A typical home provides numerous harborage areas that insects and other pests will try to call their own. Careful identification and treatment of these areas can help prevent pests from becoming established. We work with the homeowner to fix these areas to insure the treatment keeps working throughout the whole year. Key to photo: Trash collection areas provide fertile feeding grounds for numerous pests, including ants, flies and rodents. Perimeter treatment reduces the chances of pest invasion from neighboring properties including ticks. Garages should receive the same thorough perimeter pest control treatment that your home gets. Door and window frames are common entry points for occasional invaders like beetles, mites, and springtails. Cracks in foundation walls and chimneys provide easy entry points for pests like centipedes, millipedes, silverfish, and spiders. Landscape plantings often serve as perfect harborage areas for house invading pests like silkworms and clover mites. Ants, earwigs, and pillbugs are among the insect pests that commonly live in bark mulch and gravel beds. Wood piles harbor harmful pests such as carpenter ants, termites and spiders. Wood piles should be kept away from the home. Eaves and overhangs often harbor spiders and harmful flying insects, including wasps, bees, and hornets. The interior service of your home will consist of inspection and monitoring of all accessible areas.