If you aren’t seeing bugs crawling around your home or business, it’s easy not to think about them. When you are seeing them, it’s hard to think of anything else. However, waiting until you actually see bugs before acting is not a good plan. Even though you may not currently see bugs, they are well hidden in your property, waiting for the opportunity to come out of hiding.
Bugs are always in search of shelter, food, and water. The sheltering instinct among most pests will prompt them to stay hidden away in darker spaces away from predators and other dangers.
The most important thing that many bugs seek out is water. If your property has any areas with excess moisture, bugs are likely to be attracted. Roaches and silverfish are especially prone to hide away in moist areas where they can stay out of sight.
Other bugs prefer to hide near their sources of food. For example,
Bed Bugs
feed on human blood but can go long times between attacks. Some species of
ants
can quickly build colonies hidden inside your property or pathways from their outside colonies to a food source they have found inside your property. When cold weather comes, many bugs,
rodents, and other pests seek out safe and warm areas to breed and wait out severe weather.
How Many Bugs Might Be Lurking Out of Sight?
The average home has over 100 different types of bugs living in it at any given time. Multiply that by the sheer number of each species, and you will wonder how that many bugs
can remain unseen. Without professional pest control methods, they can establish colonies inside buildings in large numbers very quickly. Ants have highly structured colonies, and some species can have millions of individuals in colonies hidden away. Roaches have colonies that typically consist of thousands of individual roaches that are all able to stay hidden from open and lighted areas. When Bed Bugs find suitable feeding opportunities, they quickly lay hundreds of eggs to support colonies of thousands.
Where The Bugs Hide
Almost every home and business will have numerous areas where bugs can hide and thrive, no matter how well the property is cleaned and maintained.
Your garage and storage areas are typically perfect way points for bugs and other pests. These spaces are a pathway from outside to inside that do not usually get the same amount of foot traffic as interior spaces. There are hundreds of perfect hiding spots for bugs among stored items.
Bugs can hide away in baseboards and moldings where they have easy access to the inside of buildings when no one is around. Crawl spaces, basements, and attics are also familiar hiding places for pests of all types.
Bugs also thrive behind appliances, around open pipes, and between wall spaces. They hide in furniture and carpeting, especially Bed Bugs.
Professional Pest Control Will Eliminate the Bugs You Don’t See
The idea that prevention is the best cure is especially true when it comes to pest control. At Ease Pest Solutions will inspect your entire property to locate and identify any pests that are hidden from sight. We will also look for any weaknesses and vulnerable areas on your property where pests can enter from the outside world. We know where to look when searching for evidence of unseen pests of all types.
With our comprehensive pest control plans, you will no longer have to fear that warm weather will bring out bugs or other pests inside your home or business. Our treatment plans include regular follow up inspections and treatments as necessary. Additionally, we are only a phone call away at any time if you have any questions or see possible evidence of the presence of bugs or other pests.
At Ease Pest Solutions, LLC is a veteran-owned and operated pest control company proudly serving families and businesses throughout the entire
Charlotte
metropolitan area and Central North Carolina from our home office in Troutman. We will work with you to design a pest control plan for your property that will eliminate the pests you can see and especially those that are hidden away. We will also work to prevent any future infestations by excluding pests from all parts of your home or business. We place our most significant emphasis on complete customer service and satisfaction, and we never cease striving to be the very best professional pest control company serving North Carolinians. Give us a call today.