Pests lurk everywhere, which is normally OK, but when you see them in your home, it's no longer OK. Pests can be small insects or bigger animals that are causing you a problem in or around your home. If you have an issue with a pest that can be harmful to you, leave it be and call a pest control specialist for help. If you have pests in or around your home that aren't harmful but are more of a nuisance, you can get rid of them on your own. Read on for DIY pest control tips.

Find Their Reason For Being There

Pests will come into your home or your yard looking for food and water sources. You need to look for whatever it is that is attracting the pests to your home or your yard. If you're offering a nice cozy place for pests to nest, you need to figure out if this is what they're finding and what they want. If you have found a food source, clean it up or put it away so the pests can't get to it such as sealing your garbage cans or cleaning crumbs up in your home, as well as putting food way and sealing them in airtight containers. If you have clutter lying around, it can provide nesting materials for mice and other rodents, including opossums and raccoons, and smaller pests such as bed bugs, ants, and roaches. 

Set Traps Or Start Spraying

Once you have found why the pests are in your home and have begun to take action, you need to kill any pests that are invading your space. Kill insects such as bed bugs, ants, fleas, and roaches with a spray pesticide, or you can use a bug bomb in your home. You can also sprinkle diatomaceous earth around your home to kill these types of pests. Larger pests are going to need a trap set to get rid of them. Again, don't attempt to trap or get rid of any pest that is larger or that can harm you, so don't attempt to trap a raccoon or an opossum or any other larger pest on your own. Set traps for mice or rats, and dispose of the rodents properly. You can also spray around your home for pests and use traps outside, but you need to be careful that you don't end up harming your own pet, or some other type of animal in the process.

These are just a few of the things you need to do to get rid of pests in and around your home. If you are having issues with pests, hire a pest control service to get rid of them for you.

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