{"id":456,"date":"2012-02-20T10:06:03","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T18:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=456"},"modified":"2014-01-13T20:59:42","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T20:59:42","slug":"tips-to-keep-pests-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/tips-to-keep-pests-out","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Keep Pests Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter where you live and what type of house you live in, there will always be some sort of \u201cpest<\/strong><\/em>\u201d that will try and get into your home.<\/p>\n

If you have had an exterminator come out, your problem is temporarily fixed.\u00a0 However, it is now up to you to ensure the pests <\/strong><\/em>stay away from your home for good. The five tips below are basic and straightforward and in no time, you will have a home that is as clean as it is pest-free! Here are some tips on keeping bugs <\/strong><\/em>and rodents <\/strong><\/em>from coming back.<\/p>\n

Clean up after yourself <\/strong>\u2013 Pests, like ants for example, will be attracted to anything with a sticky or sugary surface.\u00a0 Pay special attention t your counters, cabinets, floors and tops of your refrigerator.\u00a0 Basically, anywhere that a sugary residue could be hiding is pretty much a guaranteed target for ants to swarm to.<\/p>\n

Water Waste<\/strong> \u2013 Pests <\/strong><\/em>love pools of water and if you have any kind of water collection forming inside or outside of your house, its time to get rid of that.\u00a0 The sooner you eliminate leaks, puddles, etc, the sooner you can eliminate lingering pests.\u00a0 Even something as simple as a damp cloth in the bathroom will attract ants.<\/p>\n

Seal Your Food<\/strong> \u2013 Keep food in sealed containers.\u00a0 Simply loosely wrapping up bags of chips or cookies are an easy way to pests <\/strong><\/em>to make themselves at home feasting on your food.\u00a0 Make sure all food is sealed in an airtight container and stored in cabinets.<\/p>\n

No Cracks or Holes<\/strong> \u2013 Small areas such as holes or cracks in the walls and floors are an inviting place for pests <\/strong><\/em>to call home.\u00a0 Make sure to seal any pest friendly areas of your house.<\/p>\n

Be Proactive<\/strong> <\/strong><\/em>\u2013 If pests <\/strong><\/em>have taken over your home before, it is likely it will happen again.\u00a0 In order to make sure they don\u2019t come back, get in the habit of hiring an exterminator on a regular basis.\u00a0 Preventative visits may be all you need.<\/p>\n

If you have a rat infestation<\/strong><\/em> and the exterminator comes and the rats are poisoned, most likely you will sooner or later experience a foul odor coming from the walls.\u00a0 Instead of knocking down walls to remove the decaying rat carcass, simply place Clear the Air Odor Remover Bags throughout your house and the odor will be eliminated.\u00a0 Read more on Removing Dead Rodent Odors here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No matter where you live and what type of house you live in, there will always be some sort of \u201cpest\u201d that will try and get into your home. If you have had an exterminator come out, your problem is temporarily fixed.\u00a0 However, it is now up to you to ensure the pests stay away […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[93,23,96,95,94,24,25,38,60,91,92],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456\/revisions\/458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}