Pest Control Companies keep Bugs from returning to a Home

by Art Gibb, freelance writer on behalf of Priority Termite & Pest Sltn ( 25-Sep-2012 )

The warmer times of the year bring out the intruders that invade a house and make themselves comfortable. Hidden away in the recesses of a wall or under the floor boards and even inside the rafters bugs of every size and phylum make their home in the dark and damp areas of a house. Joined by spiders and small rodents the insect populations can live on for many years if they are allowed to go undetected. But homeowners in Tampa do not have to put up with infestations that fill the dark spaces behind their walls. Calling for an exterminator that provides pest control in Tampa residents of the city can rid their home of the unwanted visitors.

Termites come in a number of varieties and thrive in the humid climate of central Florida. Eating wood that supports the framework of a house the colonies of insects can survive throughout the year by sleeping or being dormant in the winter after laying thousands of eggs that hatch in the spring. If they are hiding inside a crawl space or under the home the colony can slowly destroy the framework of the house doing thousands of dollars in damage to the property as they work on the wooden supports. The damage that is done by the termite population can be repaired but it is far better to avoid the pests by spraying for insects, spiders and rodents before they have a chance to move in.

Using insecticides that are eco friendly and which are safe for children and pets to be around exterminators are able to provide a barrier of protection both inside and outside the home to prevent the bugs from returning. Killed off as eggs that have not yet hatched as well as being deadly to the adults that are in a colony the insecticides take care of a serious problem, but the home needs to be continually sprayed once a season to prevent the creeping crawlers from coming back.

After an initial spraying for the insects the pest control company schedules a return appointment about a month out to kill any of the pests that might be returning to a home. From there a quarterly appointment to keep the perimeter of the house bug free ensures that termites, spiders and other insect populations will not be allowed into the home. Spraying once and not keeping up on the insects that can return to the darkened recesses of the house is like extending an invitation to the bugs that are looking for a new home, but with the additional treatments that keep bugs out a home is protected by the company that offers pest control in Tampa to anyone that suspects they have an infestation problem.

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