In Las Vegas, we have many species of ants, including odorous house ants, pharaoh ants, and pavement ants, that we need to keep away from our homes. Ants are drawn to our indoor and outdoor spaces because they provide things they need to ensure the success of their colony; food, water, and sheltered nesting spots. These social insects work together to ensure every member is fed, safe, and comfortable. They have excellent communication skills that make avoiding problems with these pests difficult.
Ants that are nesting in our yards or on a neighboring property leave the nest each day to forage for food; their search often leads them to our homes. Once they discover food, they lay down pheromone trails to alert the rest of the colony. Over time the ants may decide to become permanent members of your household and build an indoor nest behind your walls! Ants are more than annoying; they spread bacteria and pathogens that cause illnesses, contaminate food, produce foul odors, and are difficult to remove.
To reduce the chances of them taking over your property, take advantage of the following ant prevention tips:
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While more than 4,000 species of cockroaches live worldwide, three species regularly find their way into our Las Vegas homes; American cockroaches, German cockroaches, and Oriental cockroaches. These cockroaches can find a way inside by moving through openings they encounter in the exterior of a structure or hitchhiking in on things like furniture, appliances, boxes, and secondhand items.
Preventing problems with cockroaches is difficult because they are resilient insects that invade in large numbers and hide in tight, dark, hard-to-reach spots. Knowing some of their favorite places to hide in our homes can help you find them and get help sooner than later before a full-blown infestation occurs. Regularly inspect spaces behind baseboards, cracks in walls, vents, electrical outlets, and the backs of drawers and cabinets for cockroaches. If you spot one cockroach in your home, there are certainly more nearby, and you need to reach out to a professional for immediate help.
Cockroaches pose significant health threats; avoid attracting these insects using the following prevention tips:
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Occasional invaders are types of pests that spend the majority of their lives outside but that we occasionally find inside our Las Vegas homes. Our region's most common occasional invaders are crickets, centipedes, beetles, and silverfish. These pests live in damp places with plenty of shade, making our yards and gardens places where these pests thrive.
The most common reason for occasional invaders to move into a home is to escape harsh weather conditions. In Las Vegas, when it becomes too hot and dry for these pests to live outside, they will migrate into our homes. Crawl spaces, bathrooms, under sinks, and utility rooms often provide occasional invaders with suitable places to live. While most occasional invaders aren't dangerous, they don't belong in our homes! These pests can cause problems like contaminating stored food, chewing on paper and upholstery, and staining surfaces with excrement.
To reduce the chance of problems with occasional invaders in your home, take advantage of the following prevention tips:
Vantage Pest Control is here to help you prevent problems with occasional invaders and other common household pests.
Having rodents like mice or rats living near or in our homes can lead to serious problems. Rodents not only spread diseases that make people ill, but they also contaminate food, cause structural damage, and chew on wires which can cause short circuits and fires. The presence of rodents also produces foul odors and allergens that can cause some people breathing difficulties and other allergic reactions. Rodents will take advantage of the food, water, and shelter our indoor and outdoor spaces provide.
Mice and rats are types of rodents and animals that have learned to benefit from living close to people. As we slowly intrude on wilderness areas, these curious problem-solvers decided to use what our properties offer them. Rodents are prey animals; to protect themselves, they do their best to stay out of sight, making it difficult to identify an infestation. Regular inspection and pest treatments are the best way to avoid problems with these common household invaders.
With the help of our professional services and the following prevention tips, you can make your Las Vegas home less attractive to rodents.
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Homeowners in Las Vegas need to guard their properties against many unsavory pests. The scorpion is an excellent example of a pest that you need to be proactive against and prevent from feeling comfortable on your property. These arachnids are predatory and live on properties that offer them easy access to their prey (insects, spiders, other scorpions) and water sources. Most of our Las Vegas yards can provide scorpions with these basic needs, making it tricky to keep them out of our yards.
Working with a professional and implementing regular pest control services is the best way to keep these pests away. Regularly seeing scorpions on your property is unsettling. Scorpions are stinging pests, and some species like the bark scorpion, which live throughout Las Vegas, pose significant health risks to people. The venom injected from a bark scorpion sting is not only extremely painful but can trigger serious and sometimes life-threatening reactions.
To help keep scorpions from becoming comfortable in your Las Vegas yard or moving into your home, try the following prevention tips:
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Las Vegas is home to its fair share of creepy-crawly pests, including a wide variety of spiders. Some, like large wolf spiders, are harmless, while others, like brown recluse spiders, desert recluse spiders, and black widow spiders, pose dangers to people. A bite from one of these spiders comes with serious health risks and symptoms that need to be managed by a professional. The best way to know for certain which type of spider is crawling around your property is to reach out to a professional.
Spiders like scorpions are arachnids and are predators. Spiders feed on other living things like insects and other spiders. Unfortunately, our yards often supply these predators with what they need for survival; prey, water sources (leaky hoses, areas of poor irrigation), and safe shelter. While spiders like to live outside, they commonly move into our homes following insects like cockroaches, flies, ants, and other common household pests. Once inside, they have no problem making themselves comfortable and can be challenging to eliminate without the assistance of an expert.
If you want to prevent spiders from finding their way into your Las Vegas home, take advantage of the following tips:
Accurately identify the pests that have found their way into your Las Vegas yard or home and remove them with the help of the local professionals at Vantage Pest Control. We are committed to our customers and providing the most reliable and effective pest control possible. To learn about pest control in Las Vegas or for professional spider control in Las Vegas, call now.
