But before looking for actual pests, look around your home and outside for potential pest nesting spots.

This could be anything from a stack of cardboard boxes in the garage to piles of rock or stone near the house.

Clearing out brush, debris, piles of leaves any potential hiding spots can help keep pests away entirely. At the minimum, it can reduce their numbers. Most bugs like dark, damp, covered areas. Keeping things dry, open and clear of debris reduces those opportunities to hide.

Then, look for any signs of activities. Ants in particular start getting active and are usually more obvious than some other pests.

You may see small mounds in the yard indicating fire ants. But fire ants can still be present without a mound. Look around garden areas, paver stones and up near the foundation. There may be ants starting to come out of the ground from their dormant period. If so, that’s a great time to treat them as they forage for food.

All types of ants have what are called “swarmer ants.” These are winged ants that help establish new colonies for them. Some people assume termites when they see them, but it could just be ants. There is an article describing ants vs. termites you can review.

Swarming ants may not be a major infestation or cause for alarm. It could be a few random ants that landed on your property.

But if you see any ants crawling inside you should likely get that treated.

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