Pests can be immensely invasive, off-putting, and generally make your home feel uncomfortable and unsafe to live in.
You deserve to have a happy and healthy home; it should be your sanctuary, not an anxiety inducing menagerie of insects and rodents.
If you suspect that you might be inundated with some rather unwelcome guests, but you aren’t quite sure yet, here is how to spot the evidence.
1. Unfamiliar Smells
Pests can leave some truly strange smells in their wake, often caused as a result of their droppings or their dwellings.
If certain areas of your house have begun to smell damp, fusty, musty or even sickly sweet (a scent that bedbugs might produce) then this could be an indicator into a pest problem.
If you do detect a damp smell in your home, you should investigate the area further as certain types of pests are attracted to this kind of environment, such as woodlice, centipedes, crickets, and many others.
2. Sounds
Scurrying sounds in the walls can be a tell-tale sign of a pest infestation, so it’s worth keeping your ear out at all times if you have your suspicions.
3. Dead Bugs
Dead bugs may be a sign of an infestation, and they could also represent the food source for a larger hidden issue.
4. Droppings
Droppings are usually a surefire way to spot certain types of pests, so make sure to be on the lookout for anything that smells funky (in a bad way) and looks like pellets.
Rats and mice tend to leave pellet droppings, whereas other pests like cockroaches will produce smaller varieties that look like brown or black grains.
Some droppings have the potential to cause harmful reactions in humans and pets, so be sure to deal with it as swiftly as possible.
It’s best to contact an expert pest control company to get the job done properly the first time and ensure that the threat is permanently dealt with.
5. Marks and Scratches
Pests could end up leaving their marks across your furniture and your floors. This may take the form of small scratches or evidence of gnawing.
Common culprits for this kind of anti-social behavior include rats and mice, but larger animals can also exhibit this such as badgers.
Ants can also gnaw through material with their super strong mandibles, and they happen to be extremely common.
6. Check for Common Pest Varieties in Your Area
While there are many types of pests found in nearly every state in America, some are much more common in certain areas than others, which is largely down to the climate difference.
It is well-worth checking out a list of the most annoying pests in each individual state, as this might give you an idea of what you’re working with.
Types of pests can also differ on a much more local scale however, so you might want to search a local database for guidance.
As long as you are able to get to the source of your suspicions as soon as possible, you should be able to limit the damage with relative ease, provided you enlist the help of the right service of course.
