Insects, because of their diversity, display many different lifestyles. Certain insects spend their early life inside the body of another insect, some grow up attached to a river rock, while others spend their entire life in the grass of a front yard. This diversity also means that some insects are known to consume or damage a wide variety of items important to people. It is not surprising that a few of those one million species can eat our food, clothing or the wood in our homes. Other insect species may be dangerous, especially those that bite, sting, transmit disease or cause allergies such as bees, mosquitoes, and ants.
Here are some aspects of your home that you can be careful with to avoid insects and pests inside your home,
Food
General rules of cleanliness during food preparation, storage and disposal is the logical starting point for helping to resolve and prevent certain pest problems. Denying pests access to food is an important component of making our living environment less hospitable to pests especially if you do not know how to kill cockroaches. Important practices (habits to establish) that may limit insect access to food are important especially with households that consist of a large number of inhabitants.
Shelter
Shelter, also referred to as harborage by many pest control companies in Singapore, is simply a place where insects reside, rest, or hide. Specific locations become harborage because that site provides features that promote pest survival. Preferred pest harborage sites are usually protected from air movement (and its desiccating effects) and predators. They also include areas where food and water are abundant or easily accessible, and where temperatures are stable (no wide fluctuations) and optimum. When possible, pet-friendly harborages should be eliminated or pest access denied. Unfortunately, our homes and landscaped yards provide many cracks and crevices that can be used by insect pests
as harborage.
Man-made harborages include, for example, the areas underneath boards, patio stones, potted plants, garden statues, decorative rock piles, garden barriers, and other flat items lying on the ground. Keeping such garden decorations away from the foundation and exterior doors will reduce the potential for pests to harbour near the home and thus their chance of entering. Man-made harborages also include trash and garbage piles, firewood, the interior of hollow retaining walls, and the areas in and between crosstie or landscape timbers used around flower beds.
Water
Excessive, persistent moisture is the most important condition allowing many types of pest infestations like dengue fever in Singapore to establish and persist. Not only is water critical to the health and normal metabolism of all forms of life, but its abundance also leads to the growth of various moulds, fungi, and other microorganisms which are the primary food source for numerous insect species.
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