When pests invade a rental property, they can bring about all kinds of worries. Not a soul loves to dwell in a home abounding in creepy crawlies, in addition to that are the health and sanitation dilemmas they can bring. Though pest control is typically the concern of the renters, keeping your single-family rental homes free of common pests should be a weighty part of your continual maintenance program, and one you should enable your renters to easily apply.
Simultaneously, spraying noxious chemicals in and around a home is not, in any case, the excellent option. Tenants with pets and children may be anxious about pesticides harming their household, and tenants with certain health conditions may be exposed, too. If that is the case, then natural remedies for pest control is for you. Some professional exterminators insist to use natural products, and those are worth testing a bit more and perhaps presenting a list of preferred providers to your tenants. Having said that there are also things you and your tenants can do to keep your Mapleton rental homes pest-free in natural, safe ways.
One natural technique to control access points for insects surrounding the house is to use coffee grounds. Plenty of household pests don’t like the smell, and so sprinkling your used coffee grounds in stations where you think the bugs are coming in might be just as effective as a spray.
In the backyard, if you suspect growth of aphids eating your landscaping, try burying a banana peel next to the affected plant. The peel will enrich the soil while keeping your backyard bug-free.
If fruit flies in the kitchen are an agitation, try using apple cider vinegar to remove them. Simply pour an adequate amount of apple cider vinegar in a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and poke a few small holes in the top. They’ll allude to the vinegar, but then will get decoyed under the plastic. No more fruit flies!
To expel other kinds of flies, try planting a pot of sweet basil and keeping it adjoining to your door. Rosemary and sage are two more herbs that help keep mosquitoes away, a little anti-pest herb garden in the making.
Ants are another familiar pests and can be hard to fully eliminate. Try pouring cornmeal in little piles where you’re detecting ants, inside and out. The ants will eat the cornmeal, but can’t digest it, and will, later on, die out. Another affordable and very effective procedure is to mix dish soap with water in a spray bottle and spray the ants as well as where they come in. Others include peppermint oil or leaves which is also helpful in keeping mice at bay.
Effective pest control doesn’t need to be high-end or a health hazard. But if your Mapleton rental property does get penetrated by pests, you need a property management company that can help find the perfect solutions to unwanted pests. At Real Property Management Utah County, we grant personalized and full property maintenance that is sure to save your real estate investment, whether from pests or any that might cause your property value to depreciate. For more information, please contact us online or call us at 801-224-0033 today!
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