One annoying kind of pest to have infesting your home is spiders. They will love to make themselves comfortable in less populated and active areas in your home. If your home in Edwardsville, IL has a basement, you might find some spiders down there. The basement gives them a dark and quiet place to live. They can feed off of other pests down in your basement and can hide in the stuff that you store in your basement like your clothes or any boxes. If you want to kick these pests out of your basement, we have some advice for you.
Sealing Any Entry Points
One of the most effective ways to keep spiders out of your basement is to seal off any entry points they have. Have a look for any cracks for small spaces they can get through. This will help keep them from entering not only your basement but can also help keep them out of your home as a whole.
Keep The Basement Clean
While you are less likely to be down in your basement, it is important to keep it clean and organized to avoid problems with spiders. Make sure your basement is clutter free and your property is stored away properly. If you keep any clothes down in the basement, be sure that you keep them in a tight container so spiders will not get into them.
Keeping Out Other Pests
An obvious way to keep spiders out of your basement in Edwardsville, IL is to ensure that there are no other pests living down in your basement. You can ensure that by doing things like keeping the humidity low and setting up sticky traps to eliminate other pests. Without a food source, you will be less likely to see spiders living down in your basement.
Using Scent Repellents
An uncommon way to keep spiders out of your basement is by making use of scents that spiders hate to drive them away. The scent of eucalyptus is one that spiders cannot stand. If you sprinkle some eucalyptus oil around your basement, you can make them want to leave your basement.
These are not the only ways you can get rid of pests living down in your basement. If you live in Edwardsville, IL, and are having problems getting rid of spiders from your basement or other parts of your home, give our team over at American Termite & Pest Control a call today!
