1. Before bringing cardboard, house plants, grocery market bags, paper bags, or soda pop items into your home ,inspect for bugs that may be hiding. Make sure to remove pests is they are present or throw away the items

2. Store firewood away from the foundation of the home. Also keep it off the ground. Shake off the logs before bringing them into the house.

3. Keep floors clean by eliminating food sources for those pesky night time feeders. It s best to use a disinfecting cleaner on kitchen floors.

4. Caulk or screen areas to seal holes or cracks around your doors, windows, pipes and HVAC lines. Examine the building for possible entry points. This will also help you reduce your heating and cooling costs.

5. Trim the bushes so they don’t become a harborage for insects or rodents. Trim tree limbs so they don’t touch the house.

6. Protect your patio and porch from ant invasions by placing powdered chalk or used coffee grounds around the foundation.

7. Always keep the lids on your garbage cans. Dont let food sit in the trash you keep in the kitchen. Clean the cans on a regular basis with disinfectant or bleach. It is best to use trash bags.

8. Inspect the outside of the home every month from July to frost. Yellow jackets will appear overnight. Get them before they eat through the plaster walls.

9. Lime peels can help. Gnats and mosquitoes hate the smell of oranges, lemons, and limes, so try taking a bag of citrus peels along with you on your next hike. Rub the peels over your exposed skin to repel the bugs.

10. Make your own repellent with vanilla extract. Take a clean, empty spray bottle and fill it with one cup of water and one tablespoon of vanilla extra. Spray and wipe onto your skin and you won’t be bothered by some types of bugs.

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