Several factors can contribute to pest infestations. If these factors are left unaddressed, pests can move in, grow their numbers, and take over your home’s outdoor spaces. And while our professional pest control protects Iowa City, IA, residents from these harmful pests, there are steps you can take on your own to make your yard less attractive to invasive insects. Below, we’ll walk you through a few of these steps to help you keep pest numbers lower in the long run.
When it comes to managing your property in a way that deters pest infestations, there’s a long list of different steps that can be taken. Here’s a closer look at some of the most effective:
Trim Back Dense Greenery
When there’s dense greenery in your yard, especially near walkways or near the entrances of your home, it can be a risk factor for pest infestations. Trimming back overgrown trees and shrubs is a key step toward keeping pests at bay from season to season.
Mow Regularly
Tall grass is another pest risk factor. And if tall grass is located in high-traffic areas that you or your pets walk through frequently, it gives pests an easy way to attack you or jump onto your clothing and make their way into your home. Simply mowing your grass consistently can go a long way toward preventing pests from creeping into your yard and taking over.
Eliminate Standing Water Sources
Standing water sources attract one of the most irritating pests that can show up in your outdoor spaces: mosquitoes. Managing water features and eliminating potential sources of standing water accumulation like puddles and blocked gutters is crucial for minimizing the mosquitoes on your property.
Remove Clutter from Your Yard
Clutter, like machinery, kids’ toys, piles of leaves, and fallen twigs, can provide shelter to the animals that bring pests into your yard. Tidying up is an easy step you can take to improve the look of your outdoor spaces while also reducing potential run-ins with pests like fleas and mosquitoes.
When you choose our team, you’ll get comprehensive treatments applied using some of the industry’s most advanced pest control products. And with our guarantee, we’ll bring you peace of mind through every step of the process.
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Just let us know if you are not happy with a treatment within 21 days post-treatment and we will re-treat your yard free of charge. For any reason. Period.
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