Horrid Home Invaders: 5 Common Household Pests that Can Destroy Your Home

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The signs are all there&colon; you leave food out and a few minutes later&comma; you see ants crawling all over it&period; Or you walk into your garage and you see droppings laid down in neat patterns&period; You know the verdict&colon; you have active pests invading your home&period; You can try to fight them by yourself with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;tips-control-pests-making-spray-home&sol;">natural solutions<&sol;a>&comma; or you can call the professionals&period; Professional pest control is the best way to control and exterminate any pest problem&period; And it’s easy to do&comma; too&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">All you have to do is type your area and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;pest control” in your search engine and relevant links will pop up&period; For example&comma; if you live in Scottsdale&comma; just type &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;responsiblepestcontrol&period;net&sol;scorpion-pest-control-in-scottsdale-az&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Scottsdale pest control<&sol;a>” and you’ll find an extermination company&period; Pest control professionals will help you eliminate some of the most common pests that can attack and invade your home&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Ants<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Ever heard of the saying &OpenCurlyQuote;ants in your pants’&quest; If so&comma; you’re not alone&period; Ants are one of the most common household pests and can be found in your lawn&comma; in pavings and also in wet or dry soil&period; Around 1000 species of ants exist just in North America so you can imagine how common your encounter with them would be&period; They swarm your food and can make your home unsafe for cooking&period; Plus&comma; they bite&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Camel Crickets<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">These pesky bugs are also called <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;washingtonpost&period;com&sol;news&sol;capital-weather-gang&sol;wp&sol;2016&sol;11&sol;08&sol;spider-crickets-the-bugs-you-dont-want-in-your-house-this-fall&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">spider crickets<&sol;a> and they love to hide in dark and damp places&period; You will find them in basements&comma; crawl spaces or even the garage&period; These are nesting insects and they camp out in colonies&period; If you see one&comma; be prepared to see them all&period; These bugs love to feast on carpet&comma; wood&comma; cardboard and even fabric&period; They also eat each other&excl; Remember to keep your de-humidifier on for maximum protection against these bugs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Centipedes<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">These scary pests also prefer to hide in damp places&period; What’s scarier is their vampire-like nature&period; They only come out when it’s dark outside&period; If you have a centipede infestation in your home&comma; you might stumble across one and scream&period; Centipedes don’t normally bother humans so don’t be too scared&period; If you see a bunch of legs coming towards you&comma; just call the exterminator and run&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Roaches<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Ah&comma; the good old roach&period; These terrifying bugs stay in clusters and are almost impossible to kill&period; They really like holing up in warm and dark places so make sure you check hidey holes in your kitchen&period; Roaches are attracted to open food and rotting garbage so if anything will motivate you to take the trash out&comma; it’s this&period; Roaches are pesky invaders and the only way to deal with them is to get professional help&period; Oh and they fly&comma; too&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Fleas<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Fear the fleas&excl; Fleas love to reside anywhere they can get a constant supply of blood&period; If you have pets&comma; you have a higher chance of getting a flea infestation&period; Fleas latch on to skin&comma; especially pets’ skin&period; They stay here and are extremely hard to get rid of once they invade your home&period; As with all other pests&comma; just call the exterminator on them&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;