Why Regular Pest Treatments Are the Key To a Pest-Free Home

If you’re not prepared, pests can invade your home before you even realize they’ve crept indoors. Termites can chew through support beams, and rodents can start to nest in your attic while you live your life, not knowing that your house is infested. Once you do realize you have pests, it’s often too late to do something about the damage.

At Accel Pest and Termite Control, we want you to enjoy your home without worrying about pests. Throughout this blog, we’ll provide insights about why it’s wise to invest in regular pest treatment for your living space.

Typical Points of Entry and Locations of Pests in Your Home

Pests can sneak into your home through a variety of unexpected openings. Every home has hidden nooks and crannies that are attractive to pests. Understanding where they invade can help you stay one step ahead. Common entry points for pests include:

• Attics and Crawl Spaces. Warm, dark, and often undisturbed, these areas are ideal for rodents, ants, and termites. Regular inspections here are critical for spotting activity early.
• Kitchens and Pantries. Crumbs, spills, and stored food make your kitchen a favorite destination for cockroaches, ants, and pantry pests.
• Bathrooms and Laundry Rooms. Moisture-loving pests, such as ants and cockroaches, are drawn to these damp, humid areas.
• Basements and Foundations. Cracks in the foundation can let in spiders or ants. Termites can also enter through untreated wood near the soil.
• Windows and Doors. Gaps around frames and screens are perfect access points for insects like mosquitoes.
• Termite Hot Spots. Termites are especially drawn to areas with high moisture or wood-to-soil contact, such as around leaking pipes, firewood stacks, and mulch beds. These areas provide direct access for termites to tunnel into your home, often undetected.

Pests Through the Seasons

Different pests become more active as seasons shift. Year-round pest control ensures that your home is prepared for seasonal invasions:

• Spring. As temperatures rise, ants, termites, and spiders become more active. This is a crucial time for termite inspections and preventative treatments.
• Summer. Mosquitoes, wasps, flies, and ants thrive in warm weather. Regular pest control treatments can keep these pests at bay and protect your outdoor living spaces.
• Fall. Rodents begin looking for warm shelter, making your home a prime target. Sealing entry points and setting up rodent deterrents becomes essential.
• Winter. Pests like cockroaches and spiders continue to nest indoors. Termite activity may slow, but it doesn’t stop entirely, making professional year-round monitoring important.

Termites: Small Creatures, Big Damage

Termites are among the most destructive pests a homeowner can encounter. Known as “silent destroyers,” they chew through wood from the inside out, often unnoticed until structural damage is significant. In fact, the sound of termites chewing may resemble a faint clicking or tapping behind your walls.

Subterranean termites enter through soil contact and can remain hidden for months. Without routine termite inspections, you could be facing costly repairs down the road. Accel Pest and Termite Control offers expert termite detection and treatment options designed to safeguard your home by inspecting for the three signs you have termites in your home.

Early Detection: The Best Line of Defense

Some signs of pest infestation that you can look out for include:

• Droppings or urine stains
• Chewed wires or wood
• Unexplained noises in walls or ceilings
• Wings or insect body parts near windows or doors
• Nesting materials like shredded paper or insulation

The good news? Routine visits from pest professionals can catch these warning signs early. At Accel Pest and Termite Control, we’re here to identify trouble before it becomes a problem for your peace of mind.

Why Professional Pest Control Beats DIY

 Unfortunately, pests often inhabit hidden and hard-to-reach areas in your home. Having a DIY pest control or over-the-counter solution might be more attractive due to its price point, but it is often ineffective or not long-term enough. 

When you hire a pest professional like Accel Pest and Termite Control, you are paying for expertise and experience, which means receiving effective and targeted treatments tailored to you and the specific type of pest you are dealing with.  This targeted approach helps eliminate pests from your house, not just relocate them to another part of your home.

Schedule a Home Pest Treatment With Accel Pest and Termite Control Today

We get it—pests are something no one wants to deal with. This is why at Accel Pest and Termite Control, we are here to take that stress off your plate. Whether you need help for your home or business, we offer a wide range of services to keep pests at bay and give you peace of mind. 
Our highly trained professionals are committed to excellence with every service and ready to solve your pest problem, so contact us today!