When it comes to your home, pests can cause a variety of different hazards, which can have short-term unpleasant impacts as well as long-term health implications too. Here are just some of the pests you may find in your home and why it is so important you have them removed by a professional service.
What Kind of Pests Can Infest Your Home?
A variety of different insects, rodents and other pests can take up residence in your property. These can include –
- Cockroaches
- Ants
- Termites
- Bed Bugs
- Wasps & Hornets
Cockroaches can rapidly multiple in number, so even just finding one cockroach in your home can quickly lead to an infestation if not exterminated properly. During the warmer weather, ants love nothing more than to hunt for leftover food or drinks in your home, especially in the spring and summer in hot, dry weather.
Just closing your doors and windows isn’t enough, as ants can still slip in through the tiniest crevices. Termites can also be particularly destructive during April to May, with bed bugs posing a huge problem during June to October, where they can quickly overrun your home as speedily as cockroaches. Wasps and hornets are most active in hot weather, laying their eggs in nests which can rapidly increase the number of insects flying around your property. As queens are able to survive the winter, even if you think you have removed the nest yourself, it is very likely that your infestation issue will still return the nofollowing year.
What are the Health Hazards of Cockroaches?
Cockroaches can carry diseases, such as dysentery and cholera, and can also give you a nasty stomach illness, including diarrhea. Studies have found that cockroaches are also carriers of viral diseases too, and often leave a bad smell behind in the locations they have infected. Because of this, many people can also become allergic to cockroaches, so it is important to have them removed as quickly as possible.
What are the Health Hazards of Ants?
If you discover ants in your property, you may not be able to tell one species from another, but each can be very destructive in individual ways. Carpenter ants love to tunnel in wood, easily damaging window frames, doors and decking. Biting ants can cause skin infections and irritations if not treated properly. Stinging ants, such as fire ants, can also cause allergic reactions thanks to the venom they carry, which can lead to unpleasant swollen sores on the skin.
What are the Health Hazards of Termites?
Termites are well-known for the serious damage they can cause to property, but are perhaps lesser known for their stings. These, however, can result in significant swelling, pain and even bring on allergic reactions and asthma attacks. As termites love to eat cellulose, part of the plant cell wall, they can also easily eat their way through house foundations, literally destroying property from the ground upwards.
What are the Health Hazards of Bed Bugs?
Bed bugs can be picked up when travelling or from purchasing second-hand furniture, and once they are inside your home, they can cause a variety of health implications. As bed bugs feed on human blood, their bites can cause itching, rashes, blisters and in extreme cases, severe reactions such as impetigo and Chagas disease.
What are the Health Hazards of Wasps and Hornets?
Wasps and hornets will often build their nests in trees, roof eaves and attics. Wasps and hornets carry venom in their stings, with hornets releasing more venom every time they sting in comparison to all other insects. Even though their stings produce less venom, wasps are very territorial and can become easily agitated and aggressive if their nest is disturbed. Both types of insects can attack in swarms, creating a cloud of stings that can cause extreme reactions, including anaphylactic shock and even death.
How to Get Rid of Pets in Your Home?
Due to the hazardous nature of finding pests in your home, it is always best to use a professional pest control service in order to ensure that not only are all pests removed properly, but to make sure that they will not return again in the future. Pest control services can provide year round pest extermination services to quickly remove all pest hazards from your home.
