2012年6月9日 星期六

The Insects Are Done For the Winter, But the Mice and Rats Are About to Move Into Your Home


The temperatures seem colder than normal for this time of year in Indiana. Do you suppose that's a prediction of a harsh winter ahead? The last couple of days turned nice with sunshine and warm air, and I spent the evening two days ago outside grilling a Mahi Mahi steak for dinner.

The experience was extra pleasant because it was pest free. Not one mosquito bothered me, and I heard no buzzing from bees or flies. I did see a centipede crawl out of a piece of my firewood, and run away from the heat.

Looks like maybe all the insects have moved into their nests and bedded down for their winter break. The spiders still crawl around their nests, but at much slower speeds now than they moved a couple weeks ago.

Re-arranging stuff in my barn doesn't disturb as many brown recluse spiders with the cooler air either. If you're a warm weather person like I am you'll view that as a benefit to cold weather, even if reluctantly.

We might see a little insect activity when Indian Summer comes, but I don't expect many bugs then, and that only lasts a week in Indiana normally around the beginning of November.

You can pretty much say goodbye to insects, except for the spiders of course, until spring if you live in cold weather states.

Now is the time to prepare for the cold weather pest invasion.

With this new season come the mice and rats as they leave the dens in the ground, under the outbuildings, and woodpiles where they enjoy the warm summer months, and move into your warm house to escape the cold.

If this winter turns as extreme as I suspect many households will serve as host to the rodents looking for heated spaces, and better living conditions.

Before they start moving in I recommend you do a thorough perimeter inspection of your home to bar their entry. Look for any holes or openings in the foundation, and close them off so the mice and rats can't get in. Check under cabinets and around pipes for possible access points too.

Remember that what looks like a very small space to us is a wide open door to rodents.

Take these steps now, and you'll minimize your in home rodent population this winter.




Joseph Jackson is an experienced pest control technician and author of RODENT RIDDANCE, a how to guide for performing do-it-yourself pest control for controlling mice and rats.

For a complete how to do-it-yourself pest control guide see: BUG RIDDANCE, Mice And Rats, Too!





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