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 Fort Worth Dallas mosquito prevention tips!

Buzz Kill Pest Control, LLC has some great tips on mosquito prevention that will help in your Fort Worth Dallas mosquito control program, or for your Fort Worth Dallas mosquito misting system program.

Homeowner prevention tips:

1. Eliminate or reduce mosquito breeding sites by replacing all standing water at least once a week. This includes bird baths, ponds and swimming pools.
2. Remove unneeded vegetation or trash from around any standing water sources that cannot be changed, dumped or removed.
3. Introduce mosquito-eating fish such as gambusia, green sunfish, bluegills and minnows to standing water.
4. Screen windows, doors, and other openings with fine mesh, sealing around all screen edges and keeping doors and windows shut to prevent entry.
5. Avoid going outdoors when and where mosquitoes are most active: during dusk or dawn.
6. Use repellent on exposed skin whenever and wherever mosquitoes are likely to bite. The most effective repellents currently available contain the active ingredient N,N-diethylbenzamide (DEET), in concentrations up to about 35% (greater concentrations don't offer better protection).
7. Wear long-sleeved shirts and long-legged pants, preferably treated with a repellent as well.

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Dallas Fort Worth termite prevention tips!

Buzz Kill Pest Control, LLC has some great tips and information on how to prevent termites in both post construction and pre construction phases of building.

Termite Prevention Tips Post Construction:

1. Avoid water accumulation near your structures foundation.
2. Divert water away with properly functioning downspouts, gutters and splash blocks.
3. Make sure the structure is properly ventilated, including the attic and internal crawl spaces.
4. Identify and fix all water leaks in your home, both internal and external
5. Remove any brush or heavy growth around your home.
6. Never bury wood scrapes or waste lumber in your yard.
7. Store all fire wood and excess building material away from the structure
8. Most importantly, eliminate wood contact with the soil by maintain at least a one-inch gap between the soil and wood portions of the building

Termite Prevention Tips Pre Construction:

1. Clean building site of all stumps, roots, wood and similar materials before you start construction.
2. Remove all form boards and grade stakes used in construction.
3. There should be no contact between the building woodwork and the soil or fill. Exterior woodwork should be located a minimum of 6 inches above ground and beams in crawl spaces at least 18 inches above ground to provide ample space to make future inspections.
4. Landscape plants and irrigation should not be placed within two feet of the foundation.
5. Thorough annual inspections should be conducted to discover evidence of wood damage or termite activity such as shelter tubes on foundation surfaces, wings or adult termites.
6. Any wood to ground/soil contact, such as fence post, poles and general foundation structures, should be commercially pressure treated, and should not touch another structure.

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Call Buzz Kill Pest Control for a free termite inspection, estimate or any other pest control needs. Together we can work through the problem and make your home or business termite free.  Buzz Kill Pest Control provides conventional termite treatments, baiting termite treatments, pre construction treatments and post construction treatments with guarantees.

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Cooler temperatures means pests will be moving indoors!

 Buzz Kill Pest Control, LLC has some great tips and information on how to prevent bugs and rodents from entering your home.

Rodents are excellent climbers and when fall starts and food sources are scarce, they can easily enter your home. Mice can squeeze through spaces as small as a nickel. Rats can gain entry to a home through a hole the size of a quarter. Other pests can crawl through weep holes, tiny cracks around window and doors, under garage doors, from branches and shrubs that touch the home, eaves, etc.

Preventative tips that you can do as a homeowner:

• Cut down on entryways, which can reduce problems indoors. Install door sweeps or thresholds at the base of all exterior entry doors. Don’t forget to check the garage door and fit with a bottom seal.
• Seal cracks and holes on the outside of the home including entry points for utilities and pipes (outdoor faucets, gas meters, clothes dryer vents, telephone wires, cable/TV wires, etc.).
• Remove sources of moisture and harborage.
• Keep branches and shrubs trimmed away from the home.
• Store garbage in sealed containers and dispose of it on a regular basis.
• Store any firewood away from the house and off of the ground.
• Don't overlook proper drainage at the foundation and always install gutters or diverts which will channel water away from the structure.
• Consider applying an exterior insecticide treatment.

While sealing is a more permanent way to exclude pests originating from the outdoors; it can be labor-intensive and sometimes impractical. Pest proofing can be supplemented by an exterior treatment with an insecticide.

Call a reputable company like Buzz Kill Pest Control for additional information and treatments if necessary. Together we can work through the problem and make your home or business bug and rodent free this fall and winter.

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