Many of the tasks we perform to prepare homes for the winter season also help to keep pests from entering. Insects, mice, and other pests that thrive outdoors during warm weather months must seek shelter as the weather becomes colder. Warm homes are an inviting place for pests to come in from the cold! Pests can enter our homes through the smallest of cracks and crevices. Mice can slip through a space as small as the thickness of a pencil! A few Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tips to follow are:
For more information on controlling pests around the home, please visit our Web page, Controlling Pests, here: This article was republished from EPA newsletter. |