Why Pest Control is Essential for Maintaining a Healthy Home Environment

The presence of pests in a home can cause physical and mental distress, with home owners worrying about what these pests might be getting into and what effect they are having on your physical health and the health of your home. Even the thought of little critters crawling all over your food and living behind your walls is enough to make many people extremely uncomfortable. In today’s blog we will be looking at how you can avoid this physical and mental distress by looking at how proper pest control is vital to maintaining a healthy home environment.

Disease and Bacteria

This is one of the most negative ways that pests can impact the health of your home environment. Mice and other rodents are known to harbor a great number of diseases that can be spread not just by the rodents themselves but by the ticks, mites and fleas that have fed on the infected rodents. These diseases can be transferred directly to residents of the home or to pets who then pass the diseases on to their owners. Pests can also spread disease through their excrement which can build up if pest issues are not addressed. Rodents have been known to carry hantavirus, leptospirosis and salmonellosis and cockroaches can carry salmonella and e. coli.

Air Quality

The presence of pests has been known to impact air quality in a home, worsening allergies and causing general discomfort. For example, cockroach droppings and the dander from rodents are known allergens that can negatively impact the residents of a home. Pests can also cause a build up of dust and debris from their destructive behavior that can further impact air quality.

Home Damage

Pests can also cause damage to the structure of your home by chewing on wood, cables, and drywall. Termites are a more invisible threat to the integrity of your home, working behind your walls to do damage to the framing of your home. Rodents can also dig and burrow into various areas of your home as well, they have been known to chew on electrical cables which can create a major fire hazard.

Food Contamination

If pests can get into your home, they can get into your food, causing contamination or worse. Rodents can easily chew through cardboard packaging and get into all sorts of food, spreading disease and bacteria with them. Flies will land on exposed food and transmit whatever pathogens or bacteria they have been in contact with onto that food.

Pest Control Tips

One of the most important steps you can take to protect the health of your home environment is to be proactive. Some steps that you take are making sure that food is in sealed containers, making sure that any noticeable holes, cracks or entrances into your home are sealed, checking the integrity of your outside vents so nothing can crawl inside, making sure garbage is promptly disposed of and regular cleaning to ensure that there aren’t crumbs or other debris that might attract pests. Lastly consider contacting a professional pest control company, pest control technicians possess the knowledge and expertise to help you deal with your pest problems and restore your peace of mind.

We hope we have been able to show you that pest control is about more than comfort and aesthetics, it can be vital to living a happy and healthy life in your home. If you have any questions about pest control please feel free to contact the experts at Gilpin’s Pest Control.

Gilpin’s Pest Control is a family-owned business operating on the Lower Mainland in Greater Vancouver and the BC Interior including Kamloops, Revelstoke, and Sicamous. After 35 years in the business, we do a stellar job and are proud of our rapid response time. 

If you have any questions about this article or you would like to talk to us about pest control needs, please call us toll-free at (800) 770-2428.