It’s because car manufacturers now use soy when building cars. Things like your seat cushions, carpeting, trim, and panels all contain soy. The savvy noses of squirrels, rats and mice can easily detect the soy and cause costly damage to your vehicle. It would take legislation to get manufacturers not to use these kinds of products, so our best bet today is to prevent pests from getting to our vehicles. Follow these tips to help keep your car pest free.
Not everyone has a garage, but if you do, put your car in it. If your garage is currently a storage room for items you aren’t using, either move them to storage or get rid of them. make sure your garage is clean and pest free and safely park your car inside away from rodents.
It doesn’t take a big opening for pests to find their way inside a garage. Make sure all cracks are sealed and any openings larger than a size of a dime are plugged. Screen vents and drains with a hardware cloth when not in use. Eliminate any gaps under the garage door or the doorway into the house with proper rubber seal.
Many of us keep our garbage cans and firewood tucked beside the house. While we are trying to be neat and and keep our exterior orderly, the pests are having a field day. The garbage can is a delightful buffet and firewood gives a nice cozy nesting ground for rodents. Keep these in the corner of the year and away from the home’s perimeter. Keep grass cut short around the house and when landscaping your yard, make sure the bushes next the house are short and close to the ground.
These pest prevention tips are a first step. Protect yourself and your home with year-round pest control. Contact EcoShield Pest Control for a free consultation.
