Pest Facts & Prevention Tips

Learn Essential Info & Advice From Our Pest Experts 

If you live in Sebastian or surrounding areas in Florida’s central east coast, it’s likely your property had to deal with a pest issue at some point in time. That’s because our warm climate is a prime breeding ground for pest activity. There’s all sorts of bugs and rodents that choose to call our area home, but that doesn’t mean that it should specifically be your home they choose! 

At Sandpiper Pest Control, we aim to not only eliminate problematic pests from your property, but we also aim to educate you about common household pests for your benefit. The more you know about such pests, the better equipped you can be to address their invasion, especially by alerting us professionals to visit your property and put together a successful pest management plan. 

How Pests Can Affect You

Over 12,000 different species of pests reside in Florida, but fortunately for homeowners, not all of them prefer to reside indoors. Most of these bugs and rodents prefer to stay away from civilization, preferring to be in the wilderness. However, for the ones that do seek out human dwellings to nest and forage, they can bring with them a variety of problems.

Some threats that pests bring include the following:

• Cockroaches: Cockroaches can cause allergic reactions due to their droppings, which they leave around in areas where they are plentiful. They are also known to spread diseases and conditions like diarrhea, dysentery, and typhoid fever.
• Rodents: The unsanitary habits of rats and mice can lead to exposure to harmful bacteria and diseases such as E. coli and salmonella. These can be spread by contaminating food items with their droppings or biting you if you come too close. Their gnawing habits can be damaging to your property and can be the cause of electrical fires! 
• Mosquitoes: These blood-sucking pests are annoying and at times unavoidable, but they can also be potentially deadly by transmitting diseases such as the West Nile virus.
• Termites: Termites may not attack you, but they will definitely attack your home to get their fill of cellulose, which is obtained from your home’s wood. Termites cause nearly $30 billion in damage annually in the U.S. An average homeowner may have to spend an average of $3,000 to repair structural damage caused by these wood eaters.

Call (772) 494-2290 or request a free estimate online. Our Sebastian pest control experts are standing by and eager to help you.