Top 20 Tips for DIY Pest Control

Pest in the home or premises creates a great problem for many people. Your home can get infestation from different types of indoor and outdoor pests. These pests not only cause damages to the house and furniture, etc. But also cause different types of health damages and issue to the house members including g kids and pets. These pests which can become a great problem for you can be

• Cockroaches
• Rats
• Wasps
• Maggots
• Spiders
• Bees
• Beetles
• Termites
• Ants
• Silverfish
• Tick
• Moth
• Fleas
• Birds, etc. lot more.

These all pests aretypical insects that cause various health problems to people and animals. Some of these pests are attracted to food, pet foods, and other eatables while other pests are attracted toward the plants, woods, furniture, etc.  Further, some pests like a wasp, tick, fleas, etc. depend or survive on blood also cause damage to the animals or pets in the home. These pests lay their eggs on the food, and other areas and spread various diseases and illnesses.Thus, these pests are very dangerous as they carry a poisonous material thatcan enter in the human body through eating the infected food or through pest bites. But don’t worry as here we Major Pest Control Sydney provide you with the top 20 tips for DIY pest control through which one can do the best pestcontrol at home on their own. These all residential pest control treatments or DIY termite treatments are explained as follows.

Life Cycle of Pest:

The life cycle of each pest normally includes 4 common stages that are

1. Egg
2. Larva
3. Pupate
4. Adult

Top 20 Tips of DIY Pest Control:

1. Do proper indoor cleaning: Oneof the best ways to stop the pest is to do maintain proper indoor cleaning of the house or premises. Most of the pest getsattracted toward unhygienic things. They need adequate food and shelter to survive. One can prevent these pests by following two ways. Properly clean and maintain the indoor areas, pet areas, refrigerators, dishwashers, counter-tops. In the case of pets, daily remove all the uneaten pet food at night before sleeping.
2. Use ofneem or bay leaves and neemoil: Neem or bay oil is a natural pesticide that can be used to get rid ofdifferent types of pests. This oil is very powerful as it can kill many species of pests that cause various health problems in your house. Neem oil doesn’t cause any damage to humans and pests. For this just take some neem oil and water and mix them well. Put thismixture in a spray bottle. Spray this neem oil on various infected areas of the house to get rid of these pests. Like bay oil, dried neem or bay leaf also work effectively to remove these pests and other insects from your house.
3. Use of beneficial nematodes: Nematodes are different small micro insects and worms which live naturally in the soil. They can be used to remove pets from the outdoor area of your house. They don’t harm the plants and plant’s roots and eat the insects or pest like maggots, ants, wasps, etc. So, you can use these Nematodes to kill these pests and to protect your plants and garden from these pests.
4. Use of vinegar: Vinegar is also a very effective DIY method that can be used to get rid of these pests. If you found any type of pest like wasp, tick, maggot, on your pets or in your home then you can use this spray on the pets or in your home to get rid of these pets. The vinegar doesn’t cause any damage to the pets. So simply take half cup vinegar and 4-5 tablespoons lemons and a little amount of water and mix them well. Simply spray this solution directly in the pest-infected area or on your pets.
5. Use of Sticky traps for pests: One call also uses different types of sticky traps to protect your premises from these pests and other insects.One can easily purchase different types of small sticky trap pads from the market. There are different types of sticky pest traps available in the market for these pests. These traps attract the pests and the pests get stuck in these traps. Due to this, they die there. One can use

• Bait traps
• Electronic traps
• Wasp traps
• Wooden traps
• Snap traps
• Multiple captures live traps, etc.

So simply place or hang these traps near the infected area. Pest will get caught in these traps and will die.

6. Place the traps at the best place in the indoor or outdoor area: Only buying the traps to tackle the pests is not enough. One has to place the traps at the best place where more and more pests got stocked in. For this choose the corner area of the premises where the pests can hide. Most pests like termites, ticks, bees, cockroaches, wasps, mosquitoes, termites, spiders, etc. travel and hide in the corner place of the house near walls. They avoid all the common open spaces and move along walls or dark areas. So one needs to set their traps in these areas to easily catch and remove these pests.
7. Organize the storage room of the premise properly: Another method to prevent your house or premises from pestsis to ensure that the cupboards and other storage areas of your house and other areas are properly organized. One alsoneeds to do regular inspection and cleaning these areas to prevent it from pets. Store all the dry food, bird seeds, pet food, and other eatable material in glass, plastic, metal, or in other containersinstead of cardboard boxes. Because cardboard boxes can be easily damaged by these pests.
8. Maintain proper outdoor cleaning: Along with indoor cleaning outdoor cleaning is also very essential. One should properly maintain the outdoor garden and ground area by cleaning it at regular intervals. For this trim all the overgrown plants and vegetation in your garden or yard. Further, clean up all the fruits or a vegetable that has fallen from trees.Moreover, also keep garbage boxes and containers properly cleaned and covered to avoid pests.
9. Seal all the entry points of pests: Another DIY way to stop the pets in your home is simply to seal all the areas from where the pest can easily enter. For this inspect all the walls, windows, roofs, doors, shelves, drawers,and other area where small gaps or holes can be found. Seal all these holes properly with the help of wood, cement, and other materials, etc.
10. Use of Diatomaceous Earth: Diatomaceous earth is one of the most common pesticides whichwork as a pest killer. It is used to get rid ofdifferent types of pests like wasps, bees, cockroaches, rats, ticks, maggots, termites, ants, etc. Under this trick simply take some diatomaceous earth in powder form and sprinkle it near the pet infected area. Be care full and keepthis chemical away from the reach of pets and children.
11. Use of poison bait: One can also use poison bait to kill and remove the pests inside their home or office premises. Moreover, while doing soproper care is needed to be taken forsafety reasons.While using these baits keep your child and pets away from it as them can prove dangerous for them.
12. Using chilli pepper spray: Like neem oil one can also use chilli pepper spray for house prevention. This is the best way to control the pests in the indoor as well as garden area by using a normal homemade chilli pepper spray. For this take some chilli peppers maybe 1 dozen chilli papers, and crushes them in a bowl properly. Then take 3-4 cups of water and put this water in these crashed chilli papers and put it into an empty spray bottle and shack them well. Spray this solution directly on the windows plants and garden area twice a day. This will prevent your premises from cockroaches, rats, spiders, and other pests which do damage. Repeat this process for 3-4 days a week for the best results.
13. Use of salt: salt is another best DIY method to control pests. It is the natural substitute for diatomaceous earth which can be sprinkled near the pet area also. Further, it doesn’t cause any harm to pets. For this just take a small amount of salt and sprinkle it in the trash or corners of the home or directly on the pests.
14. Do properstorage of pet food: If you have a pet in your house then your house will most likely be infected by the pests. To prevent your house simply try not to store pet food in plastic bags or cardboard containers. Instead of plastic containers use sealed and airtight storage containers. Further, don’t leave cat or dog extra food sitting out all day.It will attract more pest like a rat, etc. in your house or home.
15. Use of mothball for the pests: Most pests like cockroaches, termites, wasp, rats, etc. don’t like the smell of mothballs.So simply take some mothballs and place or hang themnear the placeswhere you saw the pest. Due to these mothballs, the pestwill leave that place and will never come back. So mothballs also ensure that in the future these pests can’t come into your home if these mothballs are placed in the corners of your garden permanently. One can easily buy these mothballs from the near market and they also don’t cost much.
16. Use of bleach: Under this method take a small amount of water and bleach and make a mixture of it. Now spray this bleach directly on the pests. These pests will die with this bleach solution. One can also pour this bleach solution inside the trash to get rid of pests.
17. Use of vehicle chemicals: vehicle chemicals like motor oil or carbonator cleaner or motor oil or diesel, etc. can be used to get rid of pests. Simply mix it with hot water to kill the pests. Spray these oil or chemical near the pet area to protect your pet from the pests.
18. Use of boiled water: Using boiled water is one of the very effective and simple ways to get rid of pests. Simply boil the water properly and then pour hot water on the pests or pest-infected area of your home. One can also use hot water to clean the pet shelter and nearby area to make your home pest-free. It further also kills other germs and bacteria and ensures proper cleaning of the house.
19. Use ofpest killer shampoo for pets: To protect your pet from the pest’s one can use the pest killer shampoo on their pets. These shampoos will kill the different pets like ticks, maggots, etc. living on your pets and also protect your pets from these pests in the future.
20. Hire professional’s pest control services: If pest infestation has been increased at a great level in your home and premises and is causing great damage thenthere is only 1 effective option left that is to hire a professional expert’s pest control services. The professionals will use various effective methods and techniques and equipment which will not only prevent your home from pests also kill the pests and ensure that they don’t enter your home or office premises area again. The professions will render the best services with 100% guaranteed expertise rodent removal services.

Thus, these were all the various methods through which one can easily identify the different types of pests and can naturally get rid of them. But in case, even after using these DIY methods, one is unable to get rid of these pests, or if one doesn’t have much time to use these tips then don’t worry as they can easily facilitate pestcontrol services of professional experts. Experts like us Major Pest Control Sydney use various effective tools and techniques to remove all the pests and other insects from your premises. We provide the best Professional Pest Control Services in Sydney. We Professional Pest Control Sydney experts provide the best pest control services by using various non-chemical and chemical methods. We provide both commercial and residential pest control services in Sydney. Our expert professionals also ensure no damage to the people and the pets. Further, our experts also 100% guaranteed pest control and pest removal services with 24×7 hours of assistance. For more detail feel free to contact us at any time.