{"id":801,"date":"2022-11-14T17:57:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T17:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/?p=801"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:12:01","slug":"5-reasons-why-you-need-pest-control-in-winter-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/5-reasons-why-you-need-pest-control-in-winter-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why You Need Pest Control In Winter 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now that winter has arrived, most insects are on the move. They find their way inside your house in large numbers. Insects will seek shelter and food inside your home during the colder months. Just like humans, insects enjoy a toasty, comfortable setting. Once spring and summer arrive, they will likely look for a place to stay indoors and then leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The widespread belief that pests disappear during the winter is a common fallacy. However, some pests are active throughout the year, despite their name (bed bugs). In addition, winter brings unique pests and insects, making even basic pest control at home difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_759598882-1024x728.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_759598882-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_759598882-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_759598882-768x546.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/shutterstock_759598882.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reasons You Need Pest Control In Winter 2022?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To inform you about the significance of pest control in the winter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/\">Quality Affordable Pest Control <\/a>has provided a list of five reasons why you should be taking precautions and protecting your home now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1- Rodents Seek for Shelter during Winter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, neither house mice nor rats hibernate through the colder months. These rodents spend the winter hiding out in our homes. Mice and rats have little incentive to leave a human settlement if they have access to a steady food supply. They have a place to stay that provides refuge, warmth, and food sources until spring, when they may begin hunting for fruits, plants, and seeds. Given how quickly some rodent species reproduce, it&#8217;s indispensable to take measures to keep them at bay over the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2- Pests Living in the Walls Remain Uneffective<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cold weather means fewer pests invade your home than at other times of the year. However, what should you do about existing pests in your home? Even if it&#8217;s freezing outside, intruder pests won&#8217;t be deterred from further exploring your home&#8217;s interior. Insects and other pests, like carpenter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/ants-removal.html\">ants<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/cockroach-removal.html\">cockroaches<\/a>, earwigs, and termites, can get inside your walls. Indoors, they can thrive and survive the harsh winter months because of the ideal conditions that are always present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3- Attics Provide Space for Spider Infestation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also possible for house spiders to spin webs and build nests in specific places like attics and basements. Some pests, like termites, have a hardwired preference for a particular habitat and will not budge from it. As a result, you can avert pests from returning to your home by hiring a pest control company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rat-in-snow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rat-in-snow.jpg 918w, https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rat-in-snow-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/rat-in-snow-768x438.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4- Potential Risk of Dormant Insects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rather than migrating during the winter, some insects find refuge inside our homes. Pests such as ants, roaches, and spiders emerge from their winter hiding places in the basements and attics. As the temperature rises, these pests awaken and spread throughout your home. Eliminating a pest population typically requires destroying its breeding grounds, including eggs, nests, and webs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"462\" data-id=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pest-control-in-winter-main.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pest-control-in-winter-main.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pest-control-in-winter-main-300x173.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pest-control-in-winter-main-768x444.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5- Seal Your Place From Pests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodents and other unwanted guests always find a way through crevices and openings. Experts in pest control can inspect your home thoroughly, pinpoint any entry points pests could use, and then quickly and effectively seal them. Strategic planning by trained pest professionals in the winter is the best way to defend your home from pests.<br>To hire the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/\">Canadian Pest control service<\/a>, C<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/get-an-estimate.html\">all us at 647-502-3950<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that winter has arrived, most insects are on the move. They find their way inside your house in large numbers. Insects will seek shelter and food inside your home during the colder months. Just like humans, insects enjoy a toasty, comfortable setting. Once spring and summer arrive, they will likely look for a place&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/5-reasons-why-you-need-pest-control-in-winter-2022\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">5 Reasons Why You Need Pest Control In Winter 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[14,31,59,24,60],"class_list":["post-801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pest-control","tag-pest-control-in-ontario","tag-pest-control-in-toronto","tag-pest-control-in-winter","tag-quality-affordable-pest-control","tag-winter-pest-control","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1262,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801\/revisions\/1262"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qualityaffordablepestcontrol.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}