Watch Out For These Fall Bugs

The start of Spooky season means Halloween, refreshing cooler weather, pumpkins, sweaters, and football…The cold weather also means creepy fall bugs are looking for shelter inside your property. 

Spiders

The house spider is the most common type of spider that you will find living in your home and they are seen more often in the fall during their mating season. They are considered nuisance pests and not dangerous, but most people do not want any sight of them in their homes.

Bed Bugs

Bed bugs become more active in the fall and winter and are very hard to spot until you start feeling their bites. Once bed bugs infest a home or business they are extremely difficult to eliminate without a professional exterminator. 

Silverfish

Silverfish do not pose health risks, but they can become an extreme nuisance destroying wallpaper and clothing. They seek warm, humid places as the weather cools, like bathrooms, attics, crawl spaces, or basements.

Box Elder Bugs

Box elder bugs are fall pests, known by their red and black markings. These nuisance pests begin searching for a warm place to spend the winter often making their way into your home through small cracks and crevices around windows and doors, in the foundation, or gaps under the siding. 

What To Do About Creepy Crawlies This Fall

If you see any of these fall bugs, or any pest, in your home, that means they have a way in. Once you have an infestation, calling the Monitor Pest Control exterminators is your best bet to get rid of them. If you are concerned about pests, stop infestations before they start by getting our pest control expert to inspect and evaluate your home for entry points. We’ll identify and advise on some of the following best practices:

• Seal holes, cracks, tears, and any openings in foundations and walls, and around doors and windows
• Trim trees, bushes, and landscaping away from your property
• Store food in air-tight containers
• Clean up food messes immediately
• Take out trash as soon as possible

Monitor Pest Control can help you quickly get rid of the fall bugs on your property. Contact us online or call 404-848-1508 to schedule an inspection and services.