Keeping your home away from insects is no small task since these creeping insects always seem to be everywhere. How they find their way into our homes seems like a mystery. But they are simple precautions to be taken from the outside to make sure your home is well-proofed from insect invasion.

So in this article, we’ve compiled some simple but effective ways to keep insects away from your home from the outside. You can also find out more here if you need additional help.

1. General yard clean up

If you hate bugs then this is one of the ways to prevent them from your home. Having a clean yard goes a long way in keeping insects away from your surroundings or environments—especially mosquitoes and fleas. Cleaning your yard on regular basis not only makes your surroundings more attractive but also keeps away insects. Make sure your environments are clean, like they say cleanliness is next to godliness. Ensure there is no standing or stagnant water around you which can allow the breed of mosquitoes. If there is, find a way to eliminate them.

Having good drainage and aerating your fields also helps in preventing the spread of insects. Keep your drainage channels free from leaves, grass clipping, or any organic matter so they can operate optimally. Also, remove any piles of leaves or debris that can be hiding spots for insects from you. Removing these piles will make the insect feel exposed and prevents them from hiding or reproducing. You can also hire a pest control company if the bugs’ infestation has gotten out of control.

• Use Pest Resistant Trash Receptacles

Although large rodents like raccoons are notorious for invading waste receptacles, other pests like insects such as ants, cockroaches, flies, etc are also drawn to these trash containers. Your trash containers can therefore become a home for hundreds of these insects since they reproduce quickly.

To keep these insects away from your outside home, it’s therefore important for you to clean your waste receptacles frequently. Keep your garbage in bags, clean them before throwing them out, secure the lid. Make sure any holes are repaired or replaced. You can also spray ammonia since it is capable of killing cockroaches and irritate other pets. More importantly, place your trash cans far away from home, that will prevent insects or pests from sneaking into your home.

• Encourage Natural Predators (birds and bats)

The use of biological means is another excellent way to control insects.  Specifically, birds and bats are good predators to control pests. You, therefore, need to encourage the activities of these predators in your yard. This can be done by persuading birds to take up residence in your yard by planting trees or shrubs for nest sites and providing a freshwater source. You can encourage bats by putting up houses for bats to roost in during the day.

• Get a reliable exterminator

Those who are busy or do not want to go through the stress of tackling these activities themselves can hire the expertise of a professional landscape or pest management firm to help you out.