Carpenter Ant
These tips will help you limit carpenter ant infestation:

• Store any firewood away from your home and remove any dead wood or wood scraps from around the foundation.
• Trim dead limbs from trees and remove stumps. Rid your yard of these potential nesting sites.
• Make sure that all plumbing or roof leaks are sealed, and check crawl spaces for excess moisture.
• Water from rain gutters should be directed away from your home and not be allowed to accumulate close to the foundation.
  
  Pavement Ant
  These tips will help prevent a pavement ant infestation:

• Seal cracks and holes in the exterior of the home to prevent ants and other pests from entering.
• Keep vegetation cut away from the foundation of the home.
• Avoid using items such as stones and landscape timbers next to the home's foundation. Pavement ants nesting under these items are likely to infest the home.
• Keep layers of mulch in landscape beds less than two inches thick and at least 12 inches away from the foundation.
  
  Oriental Cockroach

• Eliminating or minimizing potential harborages outside is the best way to limit infestations of these cockroaches.
• Sealing cracks in the building's exterior helps prevent these pests from entering.
• Installing screening in all vents is important.
  
  Carpet Beetle
  Your Amazing Pest Control! contractor can rid your home of these pests, but there are a few steps you can take to protect your clothing until your fabric pest problem can be controlled:

• Do not store boxes of clothes in the attic, garage or basement, if possible.
• If clothing must be stored in boxes, thoroughly clean the boxes before storage and seal all corners and openings with tape.
• Prior to storage, clean woolen and natural fiber clothing according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• In closets, store natural fiber clothing items by covering them with individual plastic covers.
• Consider storing clothing in large zippered plastic units.
• Use mothballs to help deter fabric pests, but be aware that they may leave an odor that could require dry cleaning.
  
  Box Elder Bug and Cluster Flies
  Take the following steps to prevent an infestation:

• Seal as many cracks and holes on the outside of the building as possible, especially on the south and west walls where the sun heats the home during the late summer and fall.
• Be sure that all foundation and attic vents have tight-fitting screens.
• Check the soffit vents and any gable vents or turbine vents on the roof.
• Have your Amazing Pest Control! professional vendor treat the outside west and south walls of the building near the eaves. This treatment should be completed in mid- to late August.
  

Rodents
The following recommendations should be followed to help prevent rats from seeking the food and shelter provided by your building:

• If possible, remove any piles of debris, stones, bricks, etc. If these are near the foundation of the building they serve as harborages to attract rodents. Once there, it is any easy step for rodents to enter the building itself.
  
• Seal any hole or crack larger than 1/4 of an inch. Large holes or cracks should be stuffed with steel wool or wire mesh before sealing with caulk or foam, otherwise rodents could chew through to enter.
  
• Install a good, thick weatherstrip on the bottom of all doors to prevent rodents from entering.
  

Remember, your Amazing Pest Control! service includes coverage of commensal rats and mice, and much of the service provided during the colder months is to inspect for signs of rodents and to maintain preventive control measures.

Wolf Spider
Steps that should be taken to prevent new spiders from entering, include:

• Removing or limiting heavy, ground-covering vegetation near the building.
  
• Sealing cracks and holes in the building's exterior.
  
• Installing tight-fitting screens on all attic and foundation vents.
  
• Sealing holes around pipes indoors to prevent spiders from entering the living spaces by following plumbing lines in basements and crawl spaces.
  
• Where wolf spider invasions are persistent, a professional should be consulted to conduct a thorough inspection and recommend possible treatments.
  

Yellow Sac Spider
Steps to be taken to prevent new spiders from entering include:

• Removing or limiting heavy, ground-covering vegetation near the building.
  
• Sealing cracks and holes in the building's exterior.
  
• Installing tight-fitting screens on all attic and foundation vents.
  
• Sealing holes around pipes indoors to prevent spiders from entering the living spaces of the home from basements and crawl spaces by following plumbing lines.
  
• Where numerous spiders and bites have occurred, a professional should be consulted to conduct a thorough inspection and recommend possible treatments.
  

Bald-faced Hornet
Hornets and yellow jackets should only be controlled by an experienced professional. The danger of stings is considerable, especially when proper protective clothing and equipment are not worn.

Yellow Jacket
The following precautions should be taken to prevent accidental stings:

• When working in a landscape, be aware of numerous wasps flying into and away from a single point in the garden or to a hole in the side of the building. This will usually indicate where a colony might be located.
  
• Be careful when using powered lawn equipment, such as edgers, trimmers and mowers. Loud, vibrating noises disturb yellow jackets and may send them into an attacking frenzy.
  
• Stay away from yellow jacket nests once you know where they are located.
  
• If yellow jackets are seen entering and exiting a wall, DO NOT plug the hole. You will only force the wasps to find another way out.
• Sometimes they might actually eat through an interior wall and enter the building.