Some of them see you coming into the garage and quickly hide. Others don’t care. They boldly run across the floor in plain sight. They may hover around you or fly in to bite. The denizens of your garage are a nuisance. They can even prove costly.
‘They’ are rodents and insects that think you built your garage as a home especially for them. They’ll take ownership – move in, settle in, and infest your property. They might even consider the garage the first step to moving into your home.
What can you do about them? Fortunately, you’re not defenseless against that horde of nature’s vermin. Your job is to take the battle to the pests. Remove them. Drive them out of your garage. And here is how the weapons and strategy you need to take the war to the bugs and rodents in your garage:
Protect your boundaries: Ask yourself how they’re getting in. Some simply fly, run or crawl in anytime the side door or garage door is open. Others find holes or cracks where they can enter even if the garage doors are closed. Seal those babies up. If you find a crack, fill a crack. You may have to use wood or siding. You may want to use an expanding-foam filler in a spray can. They make versions of this that the little invaders don’t like to chew through.
Set up some ambushes: There are traps made for use against different types of enemy troops. You have ant traps, fly traps, mouse traps, etc. Some of these are available in no-kill models for those who prefer to take prisoners. You may need to spray outside the perimeter of the garage, and even across the floor under the garage door, with a safe chemical that will turn the invaders away.
Take out their infiltrators: Once inside, ants, spiders, mice, moles and other pests like to setup house. Next thing you know, they’re having ‘little ones.’ Clear ‘em out. Knock ‘em out. Kick ‘em out. It’s your garage. Be the boss and lay down the law. Look in nooks and crannies, behind shelves, anywhere they can hide. Then, ‘convince’ them it’s time to leave.
Clean the battlefield: The smallest debris may look like nothing much to you. But to bugs and vermin, those scraps may contain a three-course meal. Look for things the invaders may feed on. These are the resources they seek and will attract them to your garage. Clean out signs that they’ve started building homes – webs and nests. Tear ‘em down. Sweep ‘em out.
Check the garage door for gaps: If you’re garage door is older, the tight-fitting panels may not fit as tightly anymore. The door may require an adjustment so it comes all the way down. You may need to call in an expert to help bolster this defensive mechanism.
The point is that you don’t have to surrender to the invaders. When bugs come crawling, buzzing, running or flying, you can turn them away.
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