Protect Your Home From Pest Invasion

Proted Your Homeo FROM A PEST INVASION Staggering Stats on Pesky Pests: Bed bugs ingest 7 TIMES their weight in blood Number of eggs a bed bug lays in a lifetime 2 dangerous gertschi Stahnke scorpion Centruroides and species live in the Southwestern US Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing 200-го Average cockroach lifespan Days Year Appoximate number of eggs a female cockroach can lay in a year .5 cm size of hole required for a roach to enter a house Bed bugs only need an opening the size of a mattress stitch 10,000+ Some colonies have Number of ants as many as in a single colony 700,000! Beat and Treat Pest Invasion Pest Prevention Tip Why It's Important Even small cracks can give pests access Seal exterior wall/ foundation cracks Fix loose-fitting windows and doors Loose fits create space for pests to enter Scorpions can enter houses through plumbing Seal gaps around plumbing Keep leaves and yard debris away from home Roaches, scorpions, ants, and other pests are attracted to these piles Wash clothing in hot water after hotel stays Bed bugs are often transferred from hotels to homes via clothes Steam clean Steam cleaning kills bed bugs mattresses Keep a tidy home: put food away, wash dishes regularly, Roaches are attracted by food take out trash Clean areas around wall Smell deters ants from and foundation cracks trying to enter home with detergent Have regularly scheduled pest control visits End existing infestation and help prevent future pest problems BURNS Infographic provided by: PEST ELIMINATION www.pestcontrol-phx.com Sources: http://www.everydayhealth.com/healthy-home-pictures/how-to-keep-bed-bugs-out-of-your-house.aspx#/slide-6 http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74110.html http://ezinearticles.com/?Bad-News---A-Cockroach-Is-Never-Lonelybid=1041396 http://www.roachcom.net/rofacts/ http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/history-of-bed-bugs/bed-bug-facts-statistics/ http://www.epes tsupply.com/scorpions.phpif.UUyf8xmBQko http://www.pestworldforkids.org/ants.html Proted Your Homeo FROM A PEST INVASION Staggering Stats on Pesky Pests: Bed bugs ingest 7 TIMES their weight in blood Number of eggs a bed bug lays in a lifetime 2 dangerous gertschi Stahnke scorpion Centruroides and species live in the Southwestern US Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing 200-го Average cockroach lifespan Days Year Appoximate number of eggs a female cockroach can lay in a year .5 cm size of hole required for a roach to enter a house Bed bugs only need an opening the size of a mattress stitch 10,000+ Some colonies have Number of ants as many as in a single colony 700,000! Beat and Treat Pest Invasion Pest Prevention Tip Why It's Important Even small cracks can give pests access Seal exterior wall/ foundation cracks Fix loose-fitting windows and doors Loose fits create space for pests to enter Scorpions can enter houses through plumbing Seal gaps around plumbing Keep leaves and yard debris away from home Roaches, scorpions, ants, and other pests are attracted to these piles Wash clothing in hot water after hotel stays Bed bugs are often transferred from hotels to homes via clothes Steam clean Steam cleaning kills bed bugs mattresses Keep a tidy home: put food away, wash dishes regularly, Roaches are attracted by food take out trash Clean areas around wall Smell deters ants from and foundation cracks trying to enter home with detergent Have regularly scheduled pest control visits End existing infestation and help prevent future pest problems BURNS Infographic provided by: PEST ELIMINATION www.pestcontrol-phx.com Sources: http://www.everydayhealth.com/healthy-home-pictures/how-to-keep-bed-bugs-out-of-your-house.aspx#/slide-6 http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74110.html http://ezinearticles.com/?Bad-News---A-Cockroach-Is-Never-Lonelybid=1041396 http://www.roachcom.net/rofacts/ http://www.pestworld.org/all-things-bed-bugs/history-of-bed-bugs/bed-bug-facts-statistics/ http://www.epes tsupply.com/scorpions.phpif.UUyf8xmBQko http://www.pestworldforkids.org/ants.html