As warmer weather approaches, so too do the flea problems that often plague so many households. While you certainly don’t have to have a pet to deal with fleas, most households that do have flea problems have some kind of pet in or near the house. Even houses with outdoor dogs and cats may end up infested with fleas. Wondering how to prevent this problem? These tips can help.

• Treat Your Pet – The most important step you can take is to make certain your pets get treated for fleas. Regular treatment using some of the best flea medicines available can help to make certain your pet doesn’t track fleas in or near your house. 


• Clean Pet Bedding – If your pet sleeps in the house, you’ll need to carefully clean your pet’s bedding. If your dog or cat doesn’t have any bedding, make sure you carefully clean there area where he or she sleeps on a regular basis. This can include the cushions of the couch, carpets, and more. If possible, throw the bedding in the washer on the warmest setting. If that’s not an option, you may want to try using a topical cleaner.


• Sweep and Vacuum – Keeping your floor clean is also an important part of the program. You need to sweep tile and wood floors or vacuum carpeted floors every day if you can. If you can’t, at least do it three days a week. 

Fleas can be very difficult to eliminate on your own, so if you end up with an infestation, your best bet is to contact a Brevard County pest control service. Whether they specialize in green pest control or more traditional methods, they should be able to help you come up with a  plan to eliminate problem pests like fleas. Remember, though, a bit of outdoor pest control may be necessary in addition to indoor treatments.

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Keeping a pest free home certainly isn’t an uncommon goal for many these days. In Florida, though, that’s often easier said than done. This is particularly true when it comes to palmetto bugs. Also known as the American Cockroach, these menaces have a serious “Yuck!” factor and they’re more than willing to come inside your home.

Creating the Perfect Environment
Almost any pest control expert will tell you that it’s not actually hard to create the ideal environment for palmetto bugs. While they love to be outdoors, they also crave warm, moist environments. They want easy access to water, and they need a temperature between 70 and 80 degrees. Easy access to food is usually on their list too, and many will move indoors as the temperature drops in the cooler months of the year. There are lots of places in your home that these little menaces would love to live, and you could actually be creating the ideal environment for them. Have a leaky pipe you haven’t bothered to fix? Do your kids seem to spill food and drinks wherever they go? Do you have an older home that’s poorly sealed? All of these factors may mean you’re putting out an engraved invitation to these pests, and once they’re inside, they can be tough to get rid of. 

Proactive Steps You May Want to Take
Even if you haven’t seen a palmetto bug yet, you may want to take a couple of extra steps so you don’t ever see one inside your home. Any Brevard County pest control service will tell you that first, you should engage in a bit of outdoor pest control. If you have wet wood, or other cool, damp places near your home, eliminate them. If the grass in your lawn is high, have it mowed.  

Move them as far away from your house as possible. Second, you need to take a good look at the house itself. Seal off any entry points you can see. You want to go with screen mesh or another good breathable barrier, and be sure to check your doors and windows for potential leakage. You may also want to remind everyone in your household to keep screen doors shut during the warmer months of the year so they can’t just come barging into your home. 

Getting Help
If you’re not sure where the palmetto bugs are coming from, your best bet is to get professional pest control help immediately. DIY methods may seem to work initially, but the chances are good that your infestation will come back with a vengeance.

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Ask any Brevard County pest control service what their most commonly treated pest is, and ants will always come up at the top of the list. To say that ants are a nuisance is nothing short of an understatement, and thanks to the fact that there are so many different kinds of ants Brevard County residents must deal with, you may not even know what to tell a pest control expert on the phone.

Which Ants are Infesting My House?
With eighteen different species of ants infesting the state of Florida, it can be difficult to tell which ants you’re dealing with. While you won’t always be able to tell what you’re dealing with, here are three of the most common. 

Pharaoh Ants – These little pests are problematic because they can nest almost anywhere within a home. They can nest inside walls, boxes of food, or any possible crevice in the home. Unfortunately, they can get into hospitals and nursing homes, too, where they may feed off of dressings on wounds. The real problem this type of ant is that the colonies can actually have a number of different queens, allowing them to break up and spread fairly rapidly. Outdoors, they can nest in leaf debris, so it’s essential to keep your yard clean if you don’t want to deal with these pests.

Ghost Ants – You’re not going to think you’re dealing with a ghost if these guys invade. They’re very tiny, but they can create real chaos in the kitchen and the bathroom. As with Pharaoh ants, there are many queens, which makes spreading out fairly easy. They can nest almost anywhere because they’re so small, including the tiny spaces between books in your house. Inside your house, they’ll look for sweets and proteins.

Fire Ants – There are two different kinds of fire ants in Florida. There’s the native fire ant, but there’s also the red imported fire ant. Also called RIFA, they initially landed in Alabama in the 1930s. Since that time, they’ve spread out extensively. They have a horrible sting. It can cause a serious blister and become infected. They do have large colonies, which may be fairly noticeable. They’re usually large mounds. The queen can lay up to five thousand eggs each day.

Dealing with the Problem
No matter which type of any you’re dealing with, contacting a Brevard County pest control service is an absolute must. Ants aren’t a DIY pest. Get outdoor pest control professionals involved now, and stop dealing with ants.

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