How To Handle Summer Bugs
As the hot Austin summer continues we are seeing an increase of scorpions into Austin homes along with the typical roach, spider and ant activity. All of these are heading for shelter during this brutal summer.
What should you do?
First, don’t panic. Scorpions look intimidating, but they aren’t interested in attacking people unless they are provoked. What they want is water and to find other pests that they hunt to survive. Scorpions move mostly at night, preferring to stay hidden under rocks and other out of the way areas during the day. Inside, shake out your shoes and be just aware when reaching into unseen corners or dark areas. Look first and have lights on in the area!
You can help keep scorpions out of the home by removing clutter near the house such as piles of rocks, branches, leafy debris and other accumulations. Even removing clutter inside around garages and closets can help.
More DIY techniques including putting a few sticky traps behind furniture or other out-of-the-way areas to snag any that wander through.
A general pest control service can take out the roaches and spiders around your home and also leave scorpions with far fewer eating options. That can lead to their demise or just drive them to other areas that aren’t inside your home.
In the case of a significant enough scorpion issue, we offer some scorpion-specific treatment actions to your home to help keep them away.
For more information call us at (512) 443-0123 or use our online form for a fast, free pest control quote.
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