How to Keep Your Kitchen Pest Free

How to Keep Your Kitchen Pest Free

Kitchens are the gathering place in most homes. However, there are some visitors in the kitchen that homeowners wouldn’t want to welcome. These unwelcome are pests. Surely, you would not want to see pests where you eat, cook and store your food. If that is indeed the case, then read on to find out how you can keep your kitchen pest free. Pests such as fruit flies, rodents and cockroaches can easily find their way into your kitchen to spread bacteria and contaminate your food. The good thing is that there are some easy and natural ways to get rid of the pests in your kitchen. But, before we find out the ways to keep kitchens pest free, let’s briefly discuss the most common pests in the kitchen.

Cockroaches

There’s nothing grosser than a cockroach running to hide under the fridge as you enter the kitchen. Cockroaches spread over thirty kinds of bacteria and their decomposing bodies and saliva can trigger many different allergies.

Fruit Flies

Most people think that fruit flies are born spontaneously from rotting fruit or come from interior of the decaying fruit. However, the reality is different. Even from great distances, fruit flies can spot the yeast produced by fermenting fruit. Thanks to their tiny size, fruit flies have little trouble getting to their target after they’ve identified it. These pests can enter you home through tiny crevices and cracks.

Rodents

Each year, rodents infest millions of homes in the United States during the winter months. Getting rid of the rodents in your house as soon as possible is important as they can spread hantavirus and salmonella bacteria and carry other disease causing pests such as lice, fleas and ticks into your home. Additionally, they increase the risk of home fires by chewing through electrical wires and wood.

Pantry Pests

Pantry pests are pests that you’ll find in and around the food in your kitchen. Generally, they gather around food stored in cabinets and pantries such as chocolate, candies, spices, dry cereals and flour. Several types of ants, moths and beetles are referred to as pantry pests. There you have it—the four most common pests in the kitchen. With that done and discussed, it’s time to look at the ways to keep your kitchen pest free.

Ways to Keep Your Kitchen Pest Free

There are several things that you can do to keep your kitchen pest free. Following are some of them. Keep the kitchen clean The first and foremost thing that you can do to keep your kitchen pest free is keeping your kitchen clean. Wipe down the kitchen table, sinks and countertops and keep the surfaces as clean as possible. Also, sweep the floors if you don’t have a pet to help you with the crumbs in your kitchen. Use Boric acid A quick and easy way to kill the insects in your kitchen is using boric acid. Combine the boric acid with flour and sprinkle it throughout your kitchen. The insects in your kitchen will eat the mixture and die. You can buy boric acid from any local pharmacy. In case it isn’t available, use borax detergent. Use Peppermint Oil Ants and other kitchen insects hate the smell of peppermint oil. To eliminate these pests from home kitchens naturally, clean cupboards and counters, place a washcloth there and then add a few drops of essential peppermint oil. This will ensure a great smelling and pest-free kitchen. Use White Wine Just like as humans, fruit flies love the smell of white wine. For this reason, you can use white wine to keep fruit flies out of your kitchen. The sweetness of white wine is something fruit flies cannot resist so if you place a dish of white wine on your kitchen counter, the fruit flies will dive right into it. After diving into the dish of white wine, the fruit flies will die. This is a quick and inexpensive way to kill the pests in your kitchen. Kitchens are often infested by pests such as cockroaches, rodents, pantry pests and fruit flies. You can control and get rid of the pests in your kitchen by using the ways mentioned above. Call Pointe Pest today to schedule an appointment with our highly experienced technicians, (630) 528-1044. 

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