Keeping Your Home Pest-Free During Thanksgiving

Stop rodents from getting inside

Rodents are one of the most common home invaders each fall. Outdoor food sources begin to dry up at this time of year, and the places where mice and rats had their nests all summer start to get colder than they were. Because your home provides food, water, and shelter, it is the perfect place for a rodent infestation.

You can keep rodents out of your house by taking a few precautions:

• Seal all cracks, holes, and other openings around the exterior of your house, including around doors and windows.
• Cover vents and downspouts with wire screens.
• Cut back foliage all around the perimeter of your house.
• Clean up yard debris and keep your grass trimmed.
• Remove any potential food sources that are outside, such as fallen fruit or birdseed.
• Store the food in your house in hard-sided containers with tightly fitting lids.
• Keep your kitchen tidy by cleaning dishes immediately after use, wiping down counters, and sweeping the floor.
• Take out your trash regularly.
• Eliminate clutter from your house, especially in out-of-the-way areas, like storage rooms and attics.

Implementing these prevention strategies can help prevent rodents from ruining your Thanksgiving. Don't wait to contact Anti-Pest if you see any signs of a rodent infestation in your home. We’ll help you safely eliminate the problem.

Don’t let roaches encroach on your Thanksgiving meal

Cockroaches thrive in our climate. If they get into your house, they’ll breed rapidly and can spread dangerous diseases to everyone inside. The last thing you want is for your Thanksgiving meal to get contaminated by one of the many types of bacterial diseases cockroaches are known to spread.

Avoiding a cockroach infestation is far better than having to deal with these pests once they’ve gotten into your house. Keep roaches out by:

• Reducing moisture inside and outside your house.
• Fixing water leaks as soon as you discover them.
• Sealing all entry points into your house.
• Storing food in sealed containers.
• Cleaning dishes, counters, and floors immediately after each meal.
• Taking out the trash regularly.
• Ensuring that your pantry and food storage cabinets are free of spills or messes.

If you have reason to believe cockroaches have already entered your house or need an added layer of preventative protection, contact Anti-Pest for home pest control.

Are mosquitoes stopping you from enjoying the holiday outdoors?

One of the nice things about living in Northwest Louisiana is that the temperature is usually mild enough in November to make an outdoor Thanksgiving a possibility. However, if you plan to eat or entertain outside this year, you may want to take precautions to ensure mosquitoes don’t ruin your plans.

These biting pests can make any time spent outside miserable, but with mosquito control from Anti-Pest, you won’t have to worry about your yard being overrun with mosquitoes. We offer one-time services for special events and monthly treatments to keep mosquitoes away all season.

Bed bugs are on the move this Thanksgiving

Because of how many people travel for Thanksgiving, there is always a spike in bed bug infestations at this time of year. If you have family or friends visiting, whether they’re spending the night or just coming for the day, they could inadvertently bring bed bugs into your home.

Bed bugs are tough pests to prevent because they don’t get into houses the same way that other pests do. The best way to avoid a bad infestation is to be aware of the signs of bed bugs so that you can identify and treat an infestation in its earliest stages. Evidence of an infestation includes:

• Seeing live bed bugs. They hang out in the seams of upholstered furniture, on mattresses, box springs, headboards, and other secluded areas.
• Noticing bites on your body, especially on areas of skin that are exposed at night.
• Seeing tiny red dots or brown stains on your bedding.

If you notice any of the above signs, contact Anti-Pest immediately for the best bed bug control services in our multi-parish service area! We can determine if bed bugs are present in your house and, if so, provide the necessary treatments to eliminate them.

Prevent pests this Thanksgiving

For the best pest prevention at Thanksgiving time, as well as throughout the year, Anti-Pest offers the services you need. Our residential pest control provides year-round pest protection, and we also offer a variety of pest-specific services, including mosquito control and termite control. No matter what type of pest you’re worried about ruining your Thanksgiving, we can stop them. Proudly serving Shreveport, Bossier City, and several NW Louisiana parishes since 1950, you can rely on our experience and expertise! Contact us today.