Colder temperatures can excite you to stay indoors and enjoy a warm fire while watching snow flurries outside your window. Unfortunately, you are not alone in that desire to hide indoors during the winter months. Millions of pests will try to find shelter in homes as temperatures drop, which can lead to serious problems for your home.
Be Aware Of Droppings and Urine
You can sometimes notice their droppings and urine around your home for larger pests like rodents. Because pests will likely try to get into your food while they spend the winter in your home, you might notice droppings around your kitchen or in rooms where you have leftover food waste, like sitting areas and bedrooms. Aside from seeing droppings, you might also smell them as well.
Gnaw marks and Damage
Larger pests, like rodents, will often gnaw at wood surfaces. They might do this to get into food containers or pantries or help make openings they can fit through. Smaller pests like insects and termites will destroy your home’s furniture, walls, and other areas. Termites create entire networks of tunnels, so if you notice markings around your walls or loose material similar to sawdust or termite pods, these are all signs that you have an infestation.
Rodent Noises
You might not ever see a rodent that is hiding in your home. Rodents are often smart enough to avoid being out around you and your family in the open. But you can often hear them, especially at night. If you hear sounds in your walls like scratching or rodents running around, your home is likely infested with rats or other rodents that have set up a nest in your home.
Pest Control Services on Cape Cod
If you own a home in the Cape Cod area and have noticed the warning signs we mentioned above, you need a pest control team to help safely remove pests from your property. A&M Pest Control provides pest control services. For more information about our services, please give us a call or send a message.
