If you hear a faint, tapping sound coming from within your walls or elsewhere in your otherwise silent home, you might suspect it’s an unwanted pest and then wonder, “What could be making this noise? Do termites make noise?” Well, yes and no.
You’ve become worried after spotting a raccoon on your property. You know these animals are notorious for strewing trash, and in the past, they have scared your pets. While in your yard one day, you notice a new hole under your deck. After a quick peek inside, you discover that the raccoon is nesting right underneath your feet. While you mull over your options, you probably ask yourself: How do you get rid of raccoons under your deck, anyways?
Anyone who has had the unpleasant experience of lying in bed, unable to relax because you can hear telltale scratching or squeaking sounds coming from a wall or ceiling nearby, knows the feeling of frantically wondering how to keep mice out of your bed. Fortunately, finding actual mouse droppings or other evidence of rodent activity among your sheets and blankets is rare. Mice and rats are far more likely to hang around your kitchen or your pets’ food and water bowls than in your bedroom, and they’ll almost certainly opt for building a nest in your walls over where you sleep. Mice actually prefer to avoid human contact and are rather shy creatures, so the chances of them snuggling up with you in bed is not likely.
The worst nightmare of many homeowners is having a cockroach crawl across the bed while we are fast asleep. While roaches don't bite, these pests often inspire feelings of fear and disgust. In addition, inhaling skin and waste products from these creatures in an infested home can cause an allergic reaction or trigger asthma symptoms. To make matters worse, as nocturnal insects, roaches are most active at night. For all of these reasons, you may want to better understand how to keep roaches away while you sleep.
As a parent, you wouldn’t want to expose your child to harmful chemicals any more than you would roaches or rodents. Toxic substances threaten the health of everyone in your household—especially the youngest members. With their bodies still developing, babies and kids are more vulnerable to the impact of pest control products than adults.
