With the holidays in full swing, there are parties to attend, meals to cook, presents to wrap, and many other things to worry about than pests.
Unfortunately, the holidays are a prime time for pests to make an unwelcome appearance. Prevent common holiday pest control problems by:
- Check boxes of holiday decorations before bringing them out of storage from places like an attic or garage. Check for droppings, wings, or other evidence of pests.
- Inspect live Christmas trees before purchasing, they can be infested with weevils or mites. After bringing the tree home, keep the tree watered. If there are any pests living in the tree, they are likely to stay in or on a well-watered tree until you discard.
- When traveling, inspect mattresses for evidence of bed bugs and keep your suitcases off of the floor and away from the wall.
- While hanging holiday decorations outside, take the time to fill in cracks and crevices to keep rodents out.
- Keep food in airtight containers to prevent household pests, such as roaches and ants, from being attracted to your holiday treats.
- Having guests at your home? Invest in mattress protectors to protect you and your guests from bed bugs.
- Wood burning fireplace? Check wood for bugs before bringing it inside.
Suspect pest problems? Give us a call! 800-818-8326
And from our family to yours, we wish you Happy Holidays!
A representative from Team Too Termite and Pest Control will be a keynote speaker at RHEXPO 2011 on September 15. This educational session is entitled “Bud Bug Information Your Maintenance Staff Needs To Know”. The session will cover topics such as bed bug identification and biology, what maintenance staff should do with infested items, how to handle resident questions, and tactics to minimize the spread of a bed bug infestation.This session will take place at 9am on September 15th.
With the recent rise in bed bug infestations, especially in multifamily housing, this educational session is a can’t miss opportunity to educate staff on how to effectively prevent and manage bed bug infestations.
Team Too is a nationally certified full service company. As the only service provider to be Bed Bug Certified, Team Too is active in the education of property managers, maintenance staff, and the general public about bed bugs.
RHEXPO 2011 is hosted by the Rental Housing Association of Sacramento. This event will take place on Thursday, September 15th at Cal Expo in Sacramento, CA. To register for RHEXPO click here.
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