Summer is finally here! Now it’s time to worry about some buds and rodents. Toronto summer is best suitable for different pests, including ants, house flies, bed bugs, cockroaches, wasps, and rodents. These pests usually enter your home through cracks or small openings in your basement, attic or vent.
Pests are harmful and can damage your property. Moreover, most of them are accused of spreading infectious diseases. However, it is not something incurable. You can hire Quality Affordable Pest Control services to get timely rid of pests in the Toronto, Durham and York regions.
1- Ants
You can see different ant species in Toronto during summer and spring. Ant’s bite could be painful, or it may leave some poison in your bloodstream.
Although the sting might not pose extreme damage to humans, it can lead to allergies or itching. When in contact with food, ants can spread bacterial infections due to the bacteria they carry with them.
Preventions
- Keep your edibles covered.
- Clean out any debris, damp or moist areas.
- Repair cracks.
- Look out for any ant infestation in your yard.
2- Houseflies
Houseflies are common in daylight. Named Houseflies, you can easily find them outdoors on trees, garbage bins, and compost. They are primarily attracted to human feces, rotting meals, carcasses, or drains.
Houseflies are non-biting but pose a severe threat to human health by transmitting 65 infectious diseases, including
- Cholera
- Dysentery
- Food Poisoning
- Typhoid
- Tuberculosis
Preventions
- Keep your food covered.
- Clean surfaces with disinfectants.
- Use fly screens to seal the entry points.
- Get professional help.
3- Bed Bugs
Notorious for bed bugs, Toronto is also known as Canada’s “bed bug capital.” Bed bugs reside in your mattresses and cushions and become active at night.
Bed bugs could be transported with you from hotels, hospitals, airports, or more.
Preventions
- Although bed bugs are non-infectious, their bite can result in severe skin allergies.
- Allergies can occur on the neck, face, arms, or hands.
4- Cockroaches
Cockroaches’ most common pests in Toronto are primarily found in hidden moist places like drains, crevices, or harbingers. Leftovers, spills, garbage cans and dirty dishes are their party spots at night.
Cockroaches are responsible for spreading diarrhea, cholera, typhoid, plague, and leprosy.
Preventions
- Do not leave the food exposed
- Keep uncooked items in airtight containers
- Disinfect your laundry
- Seek professional pest control help
5- Wasps
Wasps in Toronto try hard to secure a warmer place. Wasps usually attack if they feel threatened. Their sting can result in severe pain, swelling, redness, itchiness or sores.
Preventions
- Seal off wasp entry areas
- Cover your garbage cans
- Always seek professional help because wasps attack in swarms
6- Rodents
Toronto is the most rodent-infested city in Ontario. Rodents enter homes to get shelter and food. They typically eat anything, including insects, leftovers, and cooked or uncooked items. Rodents show their presence through scratching and hissing, usually at night.
Rodents are notorious for spreading Weil’s disease, Murine Typhus, and Bubonic plague.
Preventions
- Hire a professional pest control company
- Block entry points
- Use rodent-proof cans for garbage
- Keep edibles in closed containers
Contact us:
If you notice any of these signs, give Quality Affordable Pest Control a call. We are environmentally friendly and have a lot of experience in exterminating pests in Toronto, York, and Durham. Our professional team of exterminators will have a look around your house, inform you how bad the best infestation is and how much damage has already been done. We will then share with you our plan of action to get rid of these pests. Then only after your approval, we will get to getting rid of these pests. Because for Quality Affordable Pest Control, our customers and their ease come first.