For the same reason that many other urban regions are, Phoenix, Arizona is home to a wide range of pests. The following are examples of frequent pests that can be found in Phoenix and the surrounding areas.
To prevent desert insects and rodents from entering your home, you should consult a licensed construction contractor for inspection and sealing of your home. Home Sealing is type of construction, whoever seals your home should have construction knowledge of how a home is built and should be licensed with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors for the homeowner’s protection.
Scorpions: Scorpions, and the Arizona bark scorpion in particular, are widely distributed in Phoenix. Due to the toxic nature of their stings, homeowners may be concerned about their presence in their homes. Sealing your home can prevent scorpions from entering.
Spiders: Phoenix is home to a wide variety of spider species, including brown recluse spiders, black widow spiders, and wolf spiders, among others.
Because of the city’s warm environment and the variety of food sources, Phoenix is home to a significant population of cockroaches, including American cockroaches, German cockroaches, and sewer cockroaches. If roaches are outside in your yard, they will enter the home through the same areas other bugs will enter your home and those areas can be sealed. Sewer roaches will come up through your kitchen and bathroom plumbing pipes so you can try putting the drain plugs down when not in use.
Ants are a prevalent pest in Phoenix, and they have the ability to infest homes and yards. Ants, which include Argentine ants, carpenter ants, and fire ants, are among others. Ants are subterminal so they can enter though the cracks in the middle of your concrete slab, Home Sealing will not prevent ants from entering a home.
In Phoenix and other urban places, rodents, such as rats and mice, continue to be a persistent, persistent problem. Their ability to transmit diseases and cause harm to property is a concern. These pests can enter a home at the base of your home, roof-vents, roof eves, where two points of a roof come together as one and also exterior mechanical rooms. Sealing the exterior of your home can prevent this.
The presence of subterranean termites poses a serious risk to wooden structures in Phoenix, and if they are not treated, they can cause substantial damage to the structures. Home Sealing will not prevent termites, they are subterminal creatures.
Mosquitoes: Mosquitoes are common in Arizona, especially during the warmer months, and they are capable of transmitting diseases such as West Nile virus. These flying insects will enter a home through the roof -vents and the gaps in the wood overhangs and bird block screens, sealing your home will prevent that.
Wasps and Bees: Bees, wasps, and hornets are some of the most abundant insects in Phoenix. They can be dangerous to people, particularly those who are allergic to the stings of these insects. These particular creatures fly so sealing the upper parts of homes are important areas like upper wood overhangs and bird blocks along with screening t-vents on the roof top.
Both homeowners and business owners in Phoenix may find these pests to be a nuisance; therefore, it is necessary to seal your home in order to prevent infestations.