The last thing any homeowner wants is an invasion from pests. Whether it's termites, cockroaches, rodents, or other unwanted nuisances, pests can make your home life complicated and unsafe. There are many reasons to quickly call an exterminator upon seeing or suspecting an infestation. Here are significant reasons your local pest control services matter for your health.

Sanitation

There's a reason why you regularly wash your hands, wash your clothes, and take showers – it's because sanitation is important to your overall health. When your body, home, or clothing is contaminated with dirt and bacteria, it can make you and others around you sick. When you take pride in keeping a clean and sanitary home, an invasion by pests can ruin all of that.

After all, certain vermin are naturally dirty, attracted to filth, and will continue to breed even more filth once inside your space. For example, flies are known for congregating around fecal matter and laying maggots wherever they can. It's hard to keep your surfaces clean if dirty roaches and rodents are running around and laying waste. Sanitation plays a major role in keeping you healthy and strong, and pest control services can help keep your home clean and safe.

Disease Prevention

Speaking of disease, there are several pests, whether they're insects or furry ones, that can breed disease in your home. Such disease infestation may result from the trails that they leave, such as cockroaches and rodents that like to lay waste everywhere. On the other hand, the disease may also spread if such vermin were to sting or bite you.

According to Onedesk, over 17% of diseases are vector-borne or transmitted by vectors like mosquitoes and similar pests. When you hear about diseases in tropical climates such as malaria or dengue, they're diseases that are spread by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are very annoying pests known for sucking your blood and leaving itchy bumps on your skin. According to the CDC, mosquitoes can lay as many as 100 eggs in one setting when they have access to standing water. Without proper pest control, mosquitoes could wreak havoc on your property and become a disease-spreading machine.

While your poor dog or cat may be pestered by ticks that may be lurking in your landscape or somewhere else along your daily walks, the bite from the wrong tick can be just as annoying to you and possibly deadly. You may have heard about Lyme disease, which can be spread by the bite of a tick. If you suspect that you have Lyme disease, you must seek treatment right away.

Lyme disease will initially show up by way of a rash and extreme lethargy. If it’s not treated in these early stages, it can further increase into muscle weakness, pain, numbness, and irregular heartbeats. Your body may break out into several rashes and you may develop a stiff neck. Lyme disease can have several long-term effects as well that may impact you mentally and physically. Therefore, it's crucial to contact pest control services if you suspect any ticks lurking on your property. You should also have landscapers keep the grass down to keep you and your pet safe.

Pet Protection

Speaking of your pets, as a pet parent, you want to keep your furry ones as safe and healthy as possible. Therefore, you don't want your poor dog or cat constantly scratching, developing sores, or being in pain because they're being overrun by ticks and fleas. To ensure your cats and dogs don't have anxiety or other health issues related to these insects that love to feed on them, pest control services are essential.

Food Preservation

There's nothing like a quality meal with your family. You probably don't want to go shopping for food every single day, so you're likely to have some items stocked in your home. It's no secret that the cost of food is getting higher. Therefore, the last thing you'd ever want to do is to have to throw out food that you spent your hard-earned money on because it was infested by rodents, roaches, and ants.

Unfortunately, that's the situation you would be in due to such an infestation. After all, while ants aren't known for spreading disease, rodents and cockroaches are. You would put your health in major jeopardy if you were to attempt to eat food that they had infested. Remember, roaches leave disease behind just with their trails, so any food that they have been near must be immediately thrown away. Rodents don't have the best reputation when it comes to spreading disease, and they can still carry many harmful diseases to this day. If you ever notice any droppings, bite marks, or dead bugs in and around your food cabinets, it's best to contact pest control services and throw out the contaminated food. Even without the knowledge that those particular pests are diseased, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Stress Prevention

When it comes to health, you may automatically and understandably focus on your physical care. After all, disease prevention and sanitation are essential to ensuring you stay healthy and don't get sick. However, your mental health is just as vital to your overall health status. If your property is being overrun by disgusting types of vermin that are going to cost you money by contaminating your food supply, leaving behind diseases, and possibly making you and others sick, that can cause a lot of stress and anxiety. When someone is stressed out, it can manifest itself physically. After all, it may be hard to completely relax if rodents or bed bugs are running around. As a homeowner, pest control is always something to take seriously. If you take proper measures to remove or prevent pests, you can have a safe and clean home for you and your family.

Quality Sleep Enhancement

Quality sleep is essential for your overall health. Without proper sleep, you won't be able to replenish your mind and body. Over time, a lack of quality sleep can cause a multitude of health issues. If you found out you had a bed bug infestation, that's one of the main reasons why you may have problems sleeping. While bed bugs may not spread disease, they can create itchiness or irritation to your skin. Plus, you don't want to have a reputation for having a home infested with bed bugs, as people may be leery to have you in their home or come to yours.

These are some of the reasons why pest control is essential for your health. Pest control exterminators know what to look for regarding infestations. They may notice signs that you don't, and they can advise you on how to prevent the vermin from returning to your home once they get rid of them. A home filled with pests can create stress and anxiety, spread disease, and cost you money when you must replace food and other items they may destroy. Don't put yourself through that stress if you suspect any type of vermin infestation. Whether you have mosquitoes, roaches, rodents, ticks, fleas, ants, or bed bugs in your home, you should call pest control services immediately. Luckily, we're an experienced team that can handle a range of vermin that can wreak havoc on any home. Call Mares Exterminating today, and we can assess your property to make you feel safe again.