Having pests in the crawl space of your home can lead to serious issues. Damage to your home, infestation, and illness are some of the problems that can arise from pests in your Crawl Space Cleaning Pleasanton. Regardless of the pest, the only option is to rid them from your home.

Before calling a professional to exterminate pests or do it yourself, it’s important to determine what type of pests are in your crawl space. No matter what the infestation, there are always clues that there is one. Your crawl space is a great area in the home for a number of pests, from spiders to raccoons and mice.

Raccoons and other similar animals are looking for a place where they can keep a nest, eat, and have babies. Mice act the same as raccoons, but they leave a far worse mess, as raccoons are very clean animals. Look for droppings, gnawed holes in wood or drywall, and any signs of food that should not be there. All are signs that something lives in your crawlspace.

For many pests, the key to solving the problem is to stop it before it starts. Inspect your home for cracks in the walls, foundation splits, and holes in windows. Check around pipes and other materials that enter the home. All of these areas are welcome signs for critters to enter your space. Use a combination of mesh and wood to seal any of these openings. The next step is to clean the space. Pests love messes. Having food around or old cat litter attracts many pests.

Mice are a health hazard and should be dealt with accordingly. Mice and rats love to run along the walls. Bait your mousetraps with peanut butter and lay them along this travel route on both sides. Wait several days and check the traps. Dispose of the dead mice and bait the traps again.

In the event you have an infestation in your home that is out of control or that you don’t want to handle in the first place,Crawl Space Cleaning in Pleasanton has many techniques to prevent and remove pests from your crawl space. Give the wildlife experts of Crawl Space Cleaning Pleasanton a call