I’m a pest expert – three mistakes homeowners make that invite ants & cockroaches into your house
A PEST expert has revealed the three mistakes homeowners make that invite pesky ants and cockroaches into your house.
An insect specialist took to TikTok to highlight the three most common pest entry points – and knowing them could save you from a grim infestation.
In the one-minute video, Mike from @pestworld covers the biggest mistakes people make – and reveals the quick fixes that could save you from a pest related headache this summer.
He said the first most popular place that the bugs could enter your home from is the frame attached to the wall that connects an outdoor hose or tap.
And people often make the mistake of not making sure the sides are sealed up.
He said: “All around this decorative lip, all should be sealed up against this siding, if it’s not that means that cockroaches, flies ants, everything else are gonna have easy access to find their way right inside through this hole here.
“What’s on the other side of this wall is a kitchen,” he added.
The second biggest entry point are exterior windows.
And although this may seem obvious, with summer round the corner the pest expert explained that once the weather reaches just 12C to 15C, flying insect activity is likely to pick up.
If a window screen has holes in it, this can also contribute to higher flying pest activity he said.
But the screen is not the only the only part of the window that can cause pest problems, Mike warned.
The third biggest entry point are the outdoor window frames.
“The last thing is to make sure that all around this decorative lip and any other gaps or cracks where there’s any seams are all properly sealed up,” he said, pointing to a window’s exterior.
Mike even added a bonus pro tip to the end of the TikTok, giving viewers some crucial advice on expanding foams.
He said: “Expanding foams can create and actually make some problems worse, not only can most pests chew right through that but even can help insulate an area for colder months making that pest issue even worse”.
Pestworld have over 107k followers and is the official TikTok channel of the National Pest Management Association.
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