Types Of Pests

Flies, rats, cockroaches, and maggots may be attracted by the smell of refuse if you keep your garbage cans in your garage. Many other insects like ants and wasps can make their way into your garage as well through small cracks.

Dangers Of Pests In Your Garage

Firstly, if pests are given a chance to establish themselves they’ll be more difficult to remove in the future. When you notice a pest problem, you’ll want to act quickly before they can completely dig themselves in. They can make your garage unhygienic and spread disease, or find a way from the garage into the rest of your home. No matter what, removing them will also likely cost you time, money, and effort that taking preventative measures can avoid.

How To Prevent Pests

While keeping your bins in the garage can be convenient for taking out the trash, it will also give your garage an unpleasant smell much of the time and invite pests. Moving your trash outside will help to mitigate these problems. In the same vein, you’ll want to clean out your garage periodically to make sure that there aren’t any hiding spots for pests.

In addition, you’ll want to perform garage door maintenance on your door’s seals. Garage doors will often come with a seal at the bottom that, while not airtight, will generally keep insects out. However, over time, the seal can wear out. Getting this seal replaced on a regular basis will lessen the number of pests that can get in.