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What You Need To Know About Pests In Post Falls, Idaho

We are here to help you support your goal of maintaining a pest-free household. Many insects, rodents, and spiders call Post Falls home. Our professionals, this pest guide, and our effective Idaho pest control solutions are here to help you learn about the pests in our area and how to keep them out of your home.

Ants

Ants live all around us and are something most people never give a second glance, that is until they are spotted crawling around the inside of our homes! Ants living near people have learned to have their basic needs met in and around our homes. Several species of ants call the Post Falls area home; they include:

Argentine ants
Black ants
Carpenter ants
Sugar ants
Pavement ants

Ants are social insects that live together in extremely large colonies with thousands or hundreds of thousands of members. The worker ants you spot trailing through your yard and home are just the tip of the iceberg. There are many more ants back at the nest that you aren't seeing. To successfully eliminate an ant infestation, every ant and nesting site (ants can maintain multiple nests) must be located and treated – a job best left to a professional!

Ant prevention tips:

Caulk gaps in your home's foundation.
Install door sweeps.
Make sure weatherstripping is installed around windows and doors.
Regularly clean your home to keep it free of crumbs, spills, and food odors that attract the attention of ants.

Trust JC's Pest Control with your ant control needs.

Flies

There are thousands of different species of flies living worldwide. Drain, fruit, gnats, horse, and house flies live in our region and invade our indoor and outdoor spaces. Flies are problematic in our yards because most of the outdoor spaces surrounding our homes provide them with many places for them to breed and feed, including:

Vegetable, fruit, and flower gardens
Pet excrement
Piles of grass clippings and other decaying yard debris
Standing water

Keeping flies out of our homes is difficult because there are so many entry points for them to utilize. They can enter inside on their own through open windows or doors, torn screens, or vents. They can also get inside by hitchhiking on things like contaminated fruits and vegetables or potted plants. No matter how they enter our homes, keeping flies out is essential to keeping you and your family safe from their health risks. Flies contaminate food, counters, and more with bacteria, parasites, and human pathogens.

Fly prevention tips:

Pick up pet excrement from your yard.
Remove yard debris like leaves and grass clippings.
Repair leaky pipes and fixtures that can allow standing water to build up on your property.
Eliminate their easy access to food by keeping lids on trashcans and compost bins and picking up fallen fruits and vegetables from gardens.

For the best fly control for your Post Falls property, reach out to us and speak with one of our professionals.

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Rodents

Rodents are mammals that belong to the order Rodentia. We identify all rodents by their continuously growing front incisors. Though most rodents live outside, away from people, many species have become comfortable living with us, taking advantage of the food, water, and shelter we unintentionally offer. Rodents are destructive, spread disease-causing pathogens and parasites, contaminate more food than they consume, and are an overall nuisance. While rodents may want to live with us, we should never be okay with sharing our homes with them!

Two types of rodents that regularly find their way to our yards and houses are the mouse and vole. The most noticeable physical difference between these two rodents is that the vole has a short fur-covered tail, and the mouse has a long tail. Where they like to live is also different; voles live in open grassy areas, which is why they are drawn to our yards. Voles don't usually end up in our homes. Mice live outside but regularly use our homes as a foraging or nesting sites.

Rodent prevention tips:

Keep your lawn's grass cut short and maintain gardens.
Repair defects in your home's exterior.
Remove clutter that offers harborage spots from in and around your home.
Keep food stored in airtight containers.

For reliable rodent control in Post Falls, call us today!

Spiders

Spiders are a fact of life, they live all around, and we share our outdoor spaces with them. These eight-legged arachnids are predators and exceptional hunters that help control insect populations. But, when spiders decide to use our homes to hunt their insect prey or as a safe place to lay their eggs, they are unwanted intruders.

In Post Falls, we have a variety of spiders that find their way to our properties. Luckily most spiders, like garden, wolf, and jumping spiders, are harmless and provide a free source of natural pest control in our gardens and flowerbeds. Spiders that are a threat to people are those whose venom is potent enough to cause medical problems. There are only a couple of harmful spiders in the United States – the black widow and brown recluse spider. Dangerous spiders are not welcome in our indoor or outdoor spaces!

Spider prevention tips:

Maintain your yard and keep it free of overgrown vegetation and clutter that offer harborage spots.
Remove sources of standing water from your property.
Keep spiders and the insects they are hunting out of your home by sealing gaps and cracks in your exterior walls and foundation.
Turn off outdoor lights whenever possible or use yellow or sodium vapor bulbs. Lights attract the insects spiders hunt to your home.

Additionally, as you find spider webs, knock them down to deter spiders from sticking around. For professional spider control, call JC's Pest Control today!

Stinging Pests

Stinging insects are outdoor pests that frequent our Post Falls yards. They use our trees, gardens, and flowerbeds to build their nests and forage for food. The most common examples of insects that sting in our region are:

Bald-faced hornets
Mud daubers
Paper wasps
Yellow jackets

While stinging insects are a vital part of our ecosystem, sharing our properties with them puts you and your family in danger. When living with people, their risks outweigh their benefits. These insects sting to guard themselves and nest against harm. In our yards, doing simple things like walking through the grass, gardening, or eating outside can put you in close contact with stinging insects. The more close contact you have with stinging insects, the more likely you will receive a painful sting that can trigger an allergic reaction.

Keeping stinging insects out of our yards is difficult but a necessity. In addition to partnering with a professional and implementing regular pest control services, the following tips will help keep stinging insects away. Remove fallen trees, woodpiles, and yard debris that offer nesting sites. Cut tree branches and shrubbery back from your home and walkways, keep your yard's grass cut short, and avoid overplanting flowering vegetation near your home's entrances and exits.

Stink bugs and boxelder bugs are insects that primarily live outside on the plants and trees they use as a food source but will move into houses and other structures to overwinter. These insects are drawn to our homes' warm, sunny exterior walls when the weather cools. As they move across the outside of our homes, they enter inside through small cracks and crevices they come across. Once inside, they move to warm, dry areas like attics, wall voids, crawl spaces, and vents.

Stink Bugs and Boxelder Bugs

Stink bugs and boxelder bugs aren't dangerous to share our homes with, but they are a nuisance and can cause several problems. As these insects crawl across your home's surfaces, they will stain walls, upholstered furniture, and curtains with excrement. Additionally, both insects produce a foul odor when squished, though as their name probably tells you, the stink bug's smell is much more potent and noticeable. It is also important to note that if these insects find their way into your home, other pests can also find their way inside!

Stink bugs and boxelder bug prevention tips:

Use caulk or expandable foam to seal cracks in your home's exterior.
Repair damaged siding and roof shingles.
Make sure screens are placed over vents and caps are on chimneys.
Partner with a pest control professional.

For year-round protection against pests in Post Falls, contact JC's Pest Control.